Defendant Laurence Alvin Lovette, 21, turns to watch courtroom activity behind the defense table during a break in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. Lovette, from Durham,NC is one of two men charged in the kidnap, robbery and murder of UNC student body president Eve Carson on March 5, 2008.
Defendant Laurence Alvin Lovette, 21, turns to watch courtroom activity behind the defense table during a break in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. Lovette, from Durham,NC is one of two men charged in the kidnap, robbery and murder of UNC student body president Eve Carson on March 5, 2008.
Orange Co. assistant DA James Rainsford, right, begins closing arguments for the prosecution before the jury Monday, Dec. 1, 2011 in the kidnap, robbery and murder trial of defendant Laurence Alvin Lovette, 21, of Durham. At left are two enlarged prosecution photos, one of UNC student body president Eve Carson, who was murdered on March 5, 2008. Lovette is one of two men charged in Carson's death.
Defendant Laurence Alvin Lovette, 21, left, enters court at the beginning of the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. Lovette, from Durham,NC is one of two men charged in the kidnap, robbery and murder of UNC student body president Eve Carson on March 5, 2008.
With the assistance of Orange DA James Woodall, Jr, left, prosecution witness Shanita Love, right, the former girlfriend of DeMario Atwater on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 indicates to the Lovette jury where on an aerial photograph of Durham, NC she witnessed defendant Laurence Alvin Lovette, 21, dispose of three pieces of a semi-auto pistol back in March, 2008. Love was the first witness at the start of the third day of testimony in the Lovette trial for kidnapping, robbery and murder of UNC student body president Eve Carson on March 5, 2008.
Former UNC student Caroline Harper describes where her car was parked near a dumpster outside of her UNC sorority early the morning of March 5, 2008 where she saw two young African-American males nearby. Harper was the second witness in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. The jury was allowed to hear her after the defense contended that her testimony would be prejudicial. Judge Allen Baddour allowed Harper's statements before the Lovette jury.
Former UNC student Caroline Harper describes where her car was parked near a dumpster outside of her UNC sorority early the morning of March 5, 2008 where she saw two young African-American males nearby. Harper was the second witness in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. The jury was allowed to hear her after the defense contended that her testimony would be prejudicial. Judge Allen Baddour allowed Harper's statements before the Lovette jury.
Former UNC student Caroline Harper describes where her car was parked near a dumpster outside of her UNC sorority early the morning of March 5, 2008 where she saw two young African-American males nearby. Harper was the second witness in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. The jury was allowed to hear her after the defense contended that her testimony would be prejudicial. Judge Allen Baddour allowed Harper's statements before the Lovette jury.
Former UNC student Caroline Harper describes where her car was parked near a dumpster outside of her UNC sorority early the morning of March 5, 2008 where she saw two young African-American males nearby. Harper was the second witness in the second day of testimony Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 in the Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, NC. The jury was allowed to hear her after the defense contended that her testimony would be prejudicial. Judge Allen Baddour allowed Harper's statements before the Lovette jury.
Prosecution witness Anna Lassiter, left, close friend of Eve Carson and one of her roommates is shown a large photograph of UNC student body president Eve Carson, center, by Orange Co. DA James Woodall, Jr., right, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 during the first day's testimony in the murder trial of Laurence Alvin Lovette.
