LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A person convicted of second-degree homicide for the demise of a Bathtub Township hunter is in search of a retrial in Clinton County.
A jury discovered Thomas Olson responsible of second-degree homicide for the killing of Chong Yang and sentenced him to 24 years in jail in February 2024.
Olson’s present illustration was on the courthouse for a listening to on Monday, claiming that he was not represented pretty in his preliminary trial.
The listening to consisted of Olson’s group calling an knowledgeable, adopted by a number of hours of testimony and cross-examination.
The prosecution agrued that this case should not have been returned to court docket in any respect.
They are saying the boot prints and DNA on the scene assist Olson’s conviction, and that there must be no retrial.
Olson’s lawyer claimed that the previous protection group didn’t correctly handle arguments surrounding the ammunition utilized by Olson or the boot prints left on the scene.
“We believe we’ve got a compelling case of ineffective assistance of counsel. That’s just part of our motion for a new trial, but we’re going to let the judge make her decision,” mentioned Brian Lennon, Olson’s lawyer.
There’s at present no date set for this case to return to court docket.
Convicted assassin seeks retrial in Clinton County
On Nov. 16, 2018, police mentioned Yang was discovered lifeless with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle round 10:00 p.m. at a state park in Bathtub Township.
Yang was a frequent hunter on the Rose Lake State Park, and his spouse grew to become involved when Yang didn’t return house.
His household discovered his physique after discovering Yang’s automotive in a car parking zone close by. There have been two units of footprints left behind, which led the household to Yang’s physique.
