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People V. Wilburn, Jesse W. Carter
People V. Wilburn, Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Although defendant engaged in a shoot-out with a retired police officer who walked in on a robbery, the evidence pointed to the conclusion that a bullet fired from defendant's gun killed a decedent. Thus, he was guilty of first-degree murder.
People V. Granados [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
People V. Granados [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
Defendant was entitled to modification of his conviction of first degree murder to second degree murder because no competent evidence established that he engaged in sexual molestation of a child under the age of 14.
People V. Moore [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
People V. Moore [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
A verdict of first-degree murder was proper under the felony murder doctrine because the evidence showed that the killing occurred in the course of an attempted rape.
People V. Hardenbrook, Jesse W. Carter
People V. Hardenbrook, Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
The prior consistent statement of a witness was properly admitted to refute an inference of recent fabrication of the testimony. A lay witness was not competent to testify as to defendant's ability to commit premeditated murder.
People V. Riser [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
People V. Riser [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
In a capital murder prosecution, a trial court's grant of the prosecution's challenge to a juror, who stated that in no event would he vote for the death penalty, was not error.
People V. Penny, Jesse W. Carter
People V. Penny, Jesse W. Carter
Jesse Carter Opinions
A conviction for involuntary manslaughter was reversed because the jury was erroneously instructed on a civil standard of negligence rather than criminal negligence and the lack of due caution and circumspection.