The ongoing case of Quincy Norton, 49, who was convicted of murder in October 2010, unfolded further on November 7 this year. Norton has been denied his latest appeal to overturn the conviction, as released in a tweet from San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
Following 9 day hearing, Quincy Norton (49) was denied his petition to overturn his Oct 2010 murder conviction with the judge finding his petition fraudulent by his attempt to dissuade the prior statement of a mentally ill witness in order to gain his freedom. pic.twitter.com/QYAb92Ufbo
— San Mateo County District Attorney (@SanMateoCoDA) November 7, 2023
In 2010, Norton was convicted for the 2006 murder of his wife, Tamika Mack Norton, amid revelations of infidelity and abuse in their relationship during the original trial. Notably, a San Francisco Gate article from the trial reported the intense testimony of Norton's then 11-year-old son, Quincy Norton Jr., who witnessed the terrible circumstances of his mother's murder.
In edge of her intending to divorce Norton, Tamika Mack Norton's murder may have been fueled by Norton's rage due to their impending split. A relevant detail brought to attention in the case was the complex network of relationships involved. Norton had a child with another woman, Anitra Johnson, and her DNA was found on the murder weapon. This revelation led Patricia Fox, Norton's defense attorney, to speculate about Johnson's involvement in the murder. Prosecutors, however, reason the murder as an escalation of the habitual violent marital disputes.
Despite the many layers of this case and the identification of a potential new suspect in the murder, the judge in Norton's latest appeal hearing determined his attempt to reverse the conviction as fraudulent, because of a purported attempt to alter a mentally ill witness's prior statement. The rejection of his appeal asserts the standing conviction.
