Marni Yang's Legal Team Claims New Evidence, Height Discrepancy in Bid for New Murder Trial

Decision on potential new trial for Marni Yang set for spring

A three-day hearing into the fate of Marni Yang, found guilty in 2011 of the murder of the girlfriend of a former Chicago Bears player in 2007, ended Wednesday with the news that a ruling on whether she gets a new trial will not come for four months. Over three days, Jed Stone, representing Yang, presented arguments to Judge Christopher Stride, attempting to cast doubts on the verdict in the murder of 42-year-old Rhoni Reuter, who was pregnant w…

Marni Yang's legal team claims new evidence, height discrepancy in bid for new murder trial

The evidentiary hearing is expected to wrap up on Wednesday, Jan. 14.