Character v. State

SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellants, Gerard Character and Terrence Roberts, appeal from their convictions for numerous crimes, including the murder of Jerry Lovejoy and Leonard Justice and the aggravated assault of Joseph Tharpe, stemming from an incident at the Poole Palace nightclub on February 10, 2002. Gerard’s brother, Marcus Character, was also convicted of the foregoing murders and aggravated assault, but his appeal was dismissed as untimely. On appeal, the appellants both contend that the trial court erred in admitting prior difficulty evidence between Lovejoy and the Characters and…