Man who was convicted for 1984 Beverly fire gets chance for new …
Dec 30, 2024 · James Carver sits in his wheelchair at the defense table during an evidentiary hearing at the Lawrence courthouse on April 10, 2024. The man who has been serving consecutive life sentences for the 1984 rooming house fire in Beverly has the opportunity for a new trial. Last week, Essex County ...
Man convicted for 1984 Beverly fire that killed 15 granted new trial
6 days ago · In 1989, James Carver was sentenced to life in prison for starting a fire at a rooming house in Beverly that killed 15 people. A judge granted him a new trial last week, ruling that new...
Judge orders new trial in deadly 1984 Beverly rooming house fire
Dec 31, 2024 · In a ruling last week, Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp cited advances in fire and eyewitness science that he said “cast real doubt” on the justice of James Carver’s conviction on 15 counts ...
New trial is ordered in 1984 arson case - PressReader
Dec 30, 2024 · Carver was indicted in 1988, and the Essex district attorney’s prosecution continued to move in stops and starts. the first time the case came before a jury, a judge had to declare a mistrial after discovery issues surfaced, according to the summary of …
Judge denies medical parole for man convicted of killing 15
Dec 31, 2021 · James Carver, 57, who is serving 15 consecutive life terms for second-degree murder in connection with the fire in Beverly, and uses a wheelchair, cited several medical conditions when he applied for release last year, The Salem News reported Thursday.
40 years later, Carver still seeking new trial in deadly Elliott ...
Apr 15, 2024 · James Carver is wheeled in to Lawrence Superior Court for a hearing Friday on his request for a new trial. Carver was convicted of arson and 15 counts of second-degree murder in the 1984...
Judge Denies Medical Parole for Mass. Man Convicted of …
Dec 31, 2021 · The Salem News reports that 57-year-old James Carver, who is serving 15 consecutive life terms in connection with the fire in Beverly, uses a wheelchair and cited several medical conditions when he applied for release last year. The state’s prisons commissioner denied the request.
Arsonist who killed 15 seeks medical release to live with child in …
Mar 16, 2021 · — A man serving 15 concurrent life sentences for the deaths of 15 people — including a 9-year-old boy — in a 1984 rooming house fire in Beverly, is asking a judge to …
Judge denies medical parole for Mass. man convicted of killing …
Dec 31, 2021 · James Carver, 57, who is serving 15 consecutive life terms for second-degree murder in connection with the fire in Beverly, and uses a wheelchair, cited several medical conditions when he...
Chocowinity man pleads, sentenced in murder case | WNCT
Jul 14, 2022 · District Attorney Seth Edwards said in a news release Thursday that James Carver, 57, was found guilty in the homicide of Connie Hunt, 72, that happened on Feb. 15, 2021, in Chocowinity. Carver...