Lovette guilty of murder of Eve Carson



  • 001ALaurence Alvin Lovette Jr. talks to his lawyers Kevin Bradley and Karen Bethea-Shields Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. A jury found Lovette guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole.The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 002AA jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 003AOrange County DA Jim Woodall works while the jurors continued the deliberation Tuesday morning. Later, jurors found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 004ATeresa Carson, mother of the victim, waits for the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 005AKevin Bradley and Karen Bethea-Shields, attorneys for Alvin Lovette Jr., confers in a courtroom Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole.The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 006ALaurence Alvin Lovette Jr. talks to his lawyers Kevin Bradley and Karen Bethea-Shields Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. A jury found Lovette guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole.The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 007ABob and Teresa Carson, parents of Eve Carson, wait for the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 008AOrange County Superior Court judge Allen Baddour reads the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 009APaige Sawyer-Brown, deputy clerk, reads the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 010AThe victim's parents Bob and Teresa Carson listen to the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole.The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 011ALaurence Alvin Lovette Jr. listens to the verdict. A jury found him guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. Next to him are his lawyers Karen Bethea-Shields and Kevin Bradley. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 012AOrange County DA Jim Woodall talks to Superior Court judge Allen Baddour about the sentencing. Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole for kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 013AOrange County DA Jim Woodall asks Bob and Teresa Carson, the victim's parents, whether they want to make a statement. They chose not to speak, but thanked the court and jurors through Woodall. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 014AOrange County Superior Court judge Allen Baddour gives the sentence to Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr., who was found guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. Loveete will serve a life-prison sentence without the possibility of parole. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 015ALaurence Alvin Lovette Jr. listens to the sentence by Superior Court judge Allen Baddour after jurors found him guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole.The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. Next to him are his lawyers Karen Bethea-Shields and Kevin Bradley. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 016ALaurence Alvin Lovette Jr. leaves the Orange County Superior Court after after the jurors found him guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. Next to him is his lawyer Karen Bethea-Shields. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 017ABailiffs escourt Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. away after he was found guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 018ATeresa Carson, left, the victim's mother, gets a hug from her friend. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 019AEve Carson's parents Bob and Teresa Carson get ready to leave a courtroom. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 020AEve Carson's parents Bob and Teresa Carson get ready to leave a courtroom. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 021AOrange County DA Jim Woodall talks to Eve Carson's mother, Teresa Carson, after the verdict. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 022AEve Carson's parents Teresa Carson, middle, and Bob Carson, right, get ready to leave Orange County Superior Court Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. The verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com
  • 023AOrange County DA Jim Woodall, right, and assistant DA James Rainsford talk to media reporters. A jury found Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. guilty of kidnapping, robbing and murdering Eve Carson, the 2008 UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. He received a life prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Tuesday's verdict capped seven and a half days of testimony in Orange County Superior Court. – tiwabu@newsobserver.com