GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — More than two years after his release from prison, Mark Carver is still in the middle of a legal battle.
Carver was convicted in the 2008 murder of a UNC Charlotte student, but in 2019, a judge ruled he should get a new trial.
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If the court of appeals agrees, Carver could go back to serving life in prison.
The Attorney General’s office is now asking a court of appeals to reinstate his conviction.
The news was heartbreaking to Carver, who spent two years waiting for trial, eight years in prison, and is still adjusting to being a free man. The petition filed by the office of the attorney general discredits the ruling that he didn’t get a fair trial.
“I just want it to be over with,” Carver told Channel 9.
The full Attorney General’s petition can be found here.
>>Channel 9 reporter Ken Lemon has followed this case for years and explains what this could mean in the video at the top of this page.
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