A Johnson City Man Convicted Of Murder In 2008 Is Now Claiming His Trial Was Unfair And That His Attorney Was Incompetent. Jason Austin Was Convicted In 2008 Of Second-Degree Murder In The June 2005 Shooting Death Of Brian Ricker. The Tennessee Court Of Criminal Appeals Affirmed The Conviction Last Summer, Which Prompted Austin To File A Post-Conviction Relief Petition Claiming Defense Attorney Gene Scott Didn’t Defend Him Will Enough.