December 11, 2007: Austin Taylor Wages murdered his mother Nichole Payne and then committed suicide.
September 27, 2008: Jason Payne arrested for the suspected double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages
December 23,2008: Jason Payne indicted by Wood County, Texas Grand Jury for the suspected double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages
January 13, 2010: Trial begins on the wrongful conviction of Jason Payne for the suspected double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages
January 19, 2010: Jury decides Jason Payne guilty of double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages.
January 19, 2010: Jason Payne sentenced to Live Without Parole (LWOP) for the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages.
April 29, 2011: The 12th Court of Appeals denies Jason Payne's appeal for the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages and affirms the conviction.
August 24, 2011:Docket filed by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in the wrongful conviction of Jason Payne for the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages.
November 11, 2011: Petition for Discretionary Review granted by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in the wrongful conviction of Jason Payne for the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages
December 8, 2011;Defense's Brief filed to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for the Wrongful Conviction of Jason Payne in the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages.
January 23, 2012:State's Brief filed to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for the Wrongful Conviction of Jason Payne in the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages.:
March 7, 2012: Oral Arguments heard by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Jason Payne's appeal for the double homicide of Nichole Payne and Austin Taylor Wages
September 28, 2012:Motion to Supplement the Evidence filed by Jason's appellate lawyer to the Texas Court of Criminal Defense to show blood evidence existed on Photo Exhibit 6.
October 8, 2012: Defense Motion to Supplement the Evidenced denied by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals with no reason given for denial.
February 27, 2013: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) reversed 12th Distict Court of Appeals and remands Jason's case to trial court for a new trial.
March 7, 2016: 2nd trial for Jason Payne begins in the town of Quitman, TX in Wood County
March 15, 2016: Jurors in 2nd trial convict Jason Payne again for the double homicide of his wife Nichole Payne and his stepson Austin Taylor Wages, He is sentenced to LWOP.
