State v. Paul Dervin III
Randi Jones and Paul Dervin married in 2016 and separated in 2019 after Jones began a relationship with Mychael Greer, a longtime friend of both Jones and Dervin, in 2018. In November 2020, Jones was found dead in her home. The State charged Dervin with second degree felony murder among other charges. Although Dervin asserted that Greer was the real culprit, a jury convicted Dervin of second degree assault, unlawful imprisonment, second degree murder, and a violation of a court order. Dervin appeals asserting among other things that the court erred by excluding evidence, the government mismanaged his DNA testing, and there was prosecutorial misconduct. COA # 856359. King County Superior Court #20-1-0679-26 KNT.