 RE:After Two Years of Sparring, Trial of Former Nets Star Is Scheduled to Begin
Appeal on hold, awaiting transcripts
Ten months after his trial ended, Rae Carruth can't challenge his conviction or sentence because transcripts of the three-month trial have not yet been completed. Defense lawyer David Rudolf petitioned an appeals court requesting that the court reporter refuse new work so the transcripts can be done in 30 days.
Rae Carruth is sentenced to 19 to 24 years in prison after a jury that found him not guilty of murder convicted the former Carolina Panther of conspiracy and other charges stemming from the fatal drive-by shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams.
Co-defendant Michael Kennedy, wheelman during the drive-by shooting of Adams, pleads guilty to second-degree murder and is sentenced to 12 to 14 years in prison.
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