Wednesday
Feb142007
Wilkesboro Murder Trial Underway
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 3:38PM Jury selection may be complete today fro the Winston-Salem man who faces the death penalty if convicted of killing a Wilkesboro man over two years ago. Eleven jurors have been seated so far to hear the murder trial of Steven Craig Miller. Authorities say that 34-year old Terry Tyrone Carlton was shot in the face and killed in front of his home Dec. 2, 2004. Police arrested Miller Jan. 5, 2005, in Winston-Salem.
Prosecutors are asking for a death sentence because Miller, 37, has a previous murder conviction. In 1991, he was convicted of second-degree murder in Guilford County. He served nine years in prison before being paroled May 11, 2000. On Oct. 30, 2001, Miller was convicted of possessing drugs with intent to sell. While he was serving time for that charge in the Wilkes Correctional Center, Miller met Carlton, who was in the prison on a drug-trafficking charge.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, authorities have said they did not know what kind of relationship the two men had after their release. The motive for the shooting is still unclear.
One more juror has to be selected, as well as three alternates.
Prosecutors are asking for a death sentence because Miller, 37, has a previous murder conviction. In 1991, he was convicted of second-degree murder in Guilford County. He served nine years in prison before being paroled May 11, 2000. On Oct. 30, 2001, Miller was convicted of possessing drugs with intent to sell. While he was serving time for that charge in the Wilkes Correctional Center, Miller met Carlton, who was in the prison on a drug-trafficking charge.
According to the Winston-Salem Journal, authorities have said they did not know what kind of relationship the two men had after their release. The motive for the shooting is still unclear.
One more juror has to be selected, as well as three alternates.
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