People v. Carp

TALBOT, EJ.

A jury convicted defendant, Raymond Curtis Carp, of first-degree murder,1 armed robbery,2 larceny in a building,3 and larceny of property worth $1,000 or more but less than $20,000.4 The trial court sentenced Carp to mandatory life imprisonment without parole for the first-degree murder conviction, 15 to 30 years’ imprisonment for the armed robbery conviction and 1 to 4 years’ imprisonment for both larceny convictions, to be served concurrently. Following an appeal as of right, this Court affirmed his convictions and sentences.5 The Michigan Supreme Court denied Carp’s subsequent…