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
Dec 31, 2024 · Local News Man convicted for 1984 Beverly fire that killed 15 granted new trial; DA to appeal A rooming house in Beverly went up in flames in 1984, leading to the conviction of James Carver.
Man Convicted for 1984 Beverly Fire Granted New Trial; District ...
Dec 31, 2024 · In a stunning turn of events, James Carver, convicted in 1989 for a deadly fire at a rooming house in Beverly that claimed the lives of 15 people, has been granted a new trial. The decision comes after Judge Jeffrey Karp of Essex County Superior Court ruled in Carver’s favor last week, citing recent advancements in fire science and eyewitness ...
Man convicted for 1984 Beverly fire that killed 15 granted
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 developments in fire science and eyewitness identification in the decades since warrant such a …
Judge orders new trial in deadly 1984 Beverly rooming house fire
Dec 31, 2024 · James Carver, 1989 File photo BEVERLY — A judge has ordered a new trial in the 1984 Elliott Chambers rooming house fire that killed 15 people in Beverly, a stunning turnaround in a story that ...
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.
New trial is ordered in 1984 arson case - PressReader
Dec 30, 2024 · it’s now up to the Essex District attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office to decide whether to retry james Carver, 61, who has spent the past three and a half decades in prison after a jury convicted him on 15 counts of murder.
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.
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...