State v. Carter

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J.:

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant Ravonte Carter appeals from the trial court's judgment, rendered after a jury trial, finding him guilty of murder and felonious assault and sentencing him to 18 years to life in prison. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. Background

{¶ 2} In January 2017, Carter was charged in a four-count indictment as follows: Count 1, aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(A) ; Count 2, murder in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B) ; Count 3, felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), and Count 4, felonious assault in violation of R.C.…