Filed Under (Clarkston, News, Washington) by Jason Ford on July-3-2008

The re-trial of a Clarkston woman convicted of a 2005 murder will take place in Dayton.

Asotin County Judge William Acey on Wednesday ruled that Kelley Wilson, 42, will stand trial Sept. 8 at the Columbia County Courthouse. Earlier this week, Acey cited publicity and media coverage as grounds for allowing Wilson’s trial to be moved out of Asotin County.

Wilson, who agreed to waive her right to a speedy trial, was convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree burglary in connection to the March 2005 stabbing death of her former boyfriend Charles Thrush. She was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was serving her term in Gig Harbor.

However, the Washington state Court of Appeals in Spokane reversed the convictions, ruling that the Asotin County trial court erred in admitting evidence of Wilson’s prior bad acts or intent to kill.

The state Department of Corrections is expected to arrange Wilson’s transfer from Asotin County to the state penitentiary in Walla Walla in advance of her trial.



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