State v. Carter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Jerome G. Carter was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and criminal possession of a firearm. He received a hard 40 sentence plus 199 months. He appeals his convictions and sentence.

Troy Hawkins, Jr., died on March 10,1998, of gunshot wounds. The fatal wounds were caused by a bullet that entered the upper left part of his head and exited on the lower right part and by a bullet that went through his left cheek downward into his neck. Pie sustained nonfatal gunshot wounds to his upper chest and left arm.

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