Carter v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Walter Carter was charged with the capital murder of Charles Metder, the burglary of Metder’s residence, and the battery of Carter’s wife, Denise, who was present at Mettler’s house at the time of the killing. Carter raised the insanity defense, but the jury convicted him of the capital murder and burglary charges, and Carter was sentenced respectively to life imprisonment without parole and twenty years.1

In this appeal, Carter first claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance on the date of trial. In his motion, Carter requested more time…