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Attorneys for North Carolina say the state Court of Appeals should uphold a Jason Wiliford's first-degree murder conviction for raping and killing state school board member Kathy Taft in 2010.
Two years after he received a life sentence for the rape and beating death of North Carolina state school board member, a Raleigh man has appealed his conviction and is seeking a new trial.
A defense attorney for a Raleigh man convicted of killing state school board member Kathy Taft says his client's capital murder trial was unnecessary because Wake County's district attorney rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for the rest of his life.
Five weeks after they sent Jason Williford to prison for life for the March 2010 rape and beating death of state school board member Kathy Taft, three jurors say their decision might have been different if it weren't for his family.
Three jurors in the murder trial of Jason Williford - Ann T., Nicole Donahue and Derrick Atwood - speak on July 12, 2012, publicly for the first time about why they found Williford guilty of state school board member Kathy Taft's murder and why they decided he should be spared the death penalty.
The Wake County jury that sent Jason Williford to prison for the rest of his life for the murder two years ago of state school board member Kathy Taft initially was split on whether he should have been put to death for the crime.
WRAL News provides an in-depth look at the Kathy Taft murder case and some of the legal and mental issues surrounding the trial of her killer, Jason Williford.
Death penalty opponents say they aren't surprised Jason Williford was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the death of Kathy Taft.
A Wake County jury deliberated for more than five hours before recommending a life prison sentence Thursday for Jason Williford in the rape and beating death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft two years ago.
Kathy Taft's oldest daughter, Jessica Gorall, speaks about the loss of her mother on June 7, 2012, after her mother's killer, Jason Williford, is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Kathy Taft's daughter, Paige Fuqua, speaks about the loss of her mother on June 7, 2012, after her mother's killer, Jason Williford, is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Kathy Taft's oldest son, Thomas Taft, speaks about the loss of his mother on June 7, 2012, after his mother's killer, Jason Williford, is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Kathy Taft's youngest son, Jonathan Taft, speaks about the loss of his mother on June 7, 2012, after his mother's killer, Jason Williford, is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
A Wake County jury on June 7, 2012, returns a sentencing recommendation of life in prison for Jason Williford, and Kathy Taft's children speak about their loss.
Wake County prosecutors say state school board member Kathy Taft's 2010 rape and murder were so brutal that the death penalty is the only fitting punishment for her killer, Jason Williford, who was convicted last week of first-degree murder in the case.
June 6, 2012, closing arguments and proceedings in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.
Attorneys will present final arguments Wednesday morning in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's murder trial before jurors deliberate whether he should spend life in prison or face the death penalty for Kathy Taft's March 2010 death.
June 5, 2012, testimony in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.
Attorneys are expected to present final arguments Wednesday morning in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's murder trial before jurors deliberate whether he should spend life in prison or face the death penalty for Kathy Taft's March 2010 death.
Defense attorneys called family members and friends of Jason Williford to testify on his behalf Monday in an effort to keep him off death row for the March 2010 rape and murder of state school board member Kathy Taft.
June 4, 2012, testimony in the sentencing phase of Jason Williford's first-degree murder trial for the March 2010 death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.
Jason Williford was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2010 rape and beating death of North Carolina state school board member Kathy Taft.