Overview
- An evidentiary hearing opened in Lake County with three days set aside for Marni Yang to present new-evidence claims.
- Forensic specialist Arthur Borchers testified the shooter was about 5 feet 10 inches, saying Yang, who is 5 feet tall, could not have fired the fatal shots.
- Prosecutors challenged the trajectory conclusions during cross-examination, noting possible alternate shooting scenarios.
- Yang was convicted in 2011 of killing Rhoni Reuter, who was pregnant with former Bear Shaun Gayle’s child, under a prosecution theory that centered on jealousy.
- Defense attorney Jed Stone says additional materials will be offered, including DNA, live ammunition rounds, a medical alert bracelet, and a barber’s videotaped deposition, as the court’s ruling is expected later in writing with any retrial likely starting in the fall if granted.