Facts of the Crime:
Shan Carter, a black man given two death sentences after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killings of eight-year-old Demetrius Greene and Tyrone Baker, 30, who were shot at 10th and Dawson streets in February 1997. Both victims were black. Demetrius was shot in his mother's car in February 1997 while Carter shot at Baker, who ran in front of the car where Demetrius was sitting.
On 24 February 1997, Shan Carter (defendant) was indicted for the first-degree murders of Tyrone Baker and Demetrius Greene. He was also subsequently indicted for discharging a firearm into occupied property, in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-34.1, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-415.1. Defendant was tried capitally at the 5 February 2001 session of Superior Court, New Hanover County. The jury found defendant guilty on all counts. Defendant's conviction of the first-degree murder of Baker wasbased on a theory of premeditation and deliberation. Defendant's conviction of the first-degree murder of Greene was based on a theory of premeditation and deliberation under the doctrine of transferred intent, and was also based on the felony murder rule with Baker's murder serving as the underlying felony. Following a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of death for each murder.
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