Carter v. State

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

In 1996, the State charged Robert Lewis Carter with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Later that year, Carter pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and a jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, as a lesser included offense of murder, and possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime. The jury acquitted Carter of murder and aggravated assault.

Although Carter failed to file a timely motion for new trial, the trial court granted him…