State v. Ludlow

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

James Ludlow appeals his jury convictions of one count of second-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of theft. Ludlow was sentenced to a controlling term of 25 years to life imprisonment.

At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, November 22, 1992, Tracy Robbins was shot and killed and Valerie Hartley was wounded. James Ludlow was convicted of the shootings and of leaving the scene in a car which was registered to Robbins and Hartley.

The shootings occurred in Robbins’ house. In November 1992, Hartley had…