State v. Young

ERVIN, Justice.

Defendant Jason Lynn Young was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Michelle Fisher Young. A unanimous panel of the Court of Appeals vacated defendant’s conviction and ordered a new trial. We now reverse the Court of Appeals’ decision and remand this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of defendant’s remaining challenges to the trial court’s judgment.

I. Factual Background

A. Substantive Facts

1. State’s Evidence

a. Youngs’ Marital Difficulties

As of 2 November 2006, the Youngs had been married for slightly more than three years. The Youngs’ friends assumed…