Retrial Granted in Tennessee Murder-for-Hire Case

Eric Charles Maund, son of an Austin car dealer, has been granted a new trial after being convicted of a murder-for-hire conspiracy in late 2023. Maund, along with co-defendants Bryon Brockway and Adam Carey, was found guilty of orchestrating the murders of Holly Williams and William Lanway in March 2020. The judge cited administrative errors, including discrepancies in evidence presented to the jury, as the basis for the retrial. These errors involved exhibits that were either excluded, improperly included, or unredacted when they should have been. The retrial will only address the counts on which Maund was found guilty, with all defendants facing mandatory life sentences if convicted again. The timeline for the new trial remains uncertain.