Mr. Carter was convicted of the first-degree murders of Glenn Pafford, Elizabeth Smith Reed and Courtney Nicole Smith, all of whom were fatally shot during a burglary in July 2002. The jury voted 9-3 to recommend a death sentence for the murder of Mr. Pafford and 8-4 to recommend a death sentence for the murder of Ms. Smith Reed. It recommended a life sentence for the murder of Ms. Smith. The judge followed those recommendations and sentenced Mr. Carter to death for the first two murders and to life in prison for the third. This is Mr. Carter's direct appeal of the two death sentences. He raises several issues.