A Marion County man is arguing today against the $10 million dollar judgement against him for his mother’s death…as the date for his criminal trial in this matter approaches.

Jason Carter is in court in Knoxville seeking dismissal of the civil ruling, which finds him liable for the shooting death of his mother Shirley Carter in 2015.

Carter’s attorneys say new evidence they now have access to will exonerate their client; the defense could not see some of the evidence during the original civil case, but the criminal charges against him required the state to disclose all it has.

The criminal trial against Carter is scheduled to begin in March.