A Lake County judge on Tuesday cleared the way for Marni Yang to move forward with her bid for a new trial on charges she murdered the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle and her unborn baby.
Yang, serving two life sentences for the 2007 slayings, claims in court documents filed earlier this year that new evidence will exonerate her. That includes an unknown male’s DNA discovered on five unspent bullet shells found at the crime scene, according to her lawyer.
In a statement released after the court decision this morning, Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim said because the judge was required only to review the Yang’s argument without a response from prosecutors, Tuesday’s ruling was not unexpected.
”At stage two (of the process), we will have the opportunity to respond to the claims made by the defense for the first time,” Nerheim said.
Yang, 51, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for killing Rhoni Reuter, 42, and her unborn child in Deerfield on Oct. 4, 2007.
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