On February 14th, 2009, James P. Carter murdered Tiana Angelique Notice. On January 13th, 2012, he was sentenced to serve 60 years in prison. For the nearly three years between Tiana’s death and the sentencing, we posted updates on the court case against her murderer. The rest of this post details, update by update, how the process unfolded. While we are relieved to see justice done, it does not bring Tiana back. All we can do is miss her, and help to build a world free from domestic violence in her memory.
Court Updates:
Inmate Information
Inmate Number: |
324109 |
Inmate Name: |
CARTER,JAMES |
Date of Birth: |
7/30/1980 |
Latest Admission Date: |
2/17/2009 |
Current Location: |
MACDOUGALL |
Status: |
SENTENCED |
Bond Amount: |
200000 |
Controlling Offense: |
MURDER AF |
Date of Sentence: |
1/13/2012 |
Maximum Sentence: |
60 Year(s) 0 Month(s) 0 Day(s) |
Maximum Release Date: |
2/16/2069 |
Estimated Release Date: |
Not Applicable |
Special Parole End Date: |
Not Applicable |
Detainer: |
NONE |
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The Tiana Angelique Notice Foundation provided a bus (Free of charge) to the sentencing of James Carter, the man who murdered Tiana Angelique Notice on February 14, 2009. The bus left K-Mart Plaza in Leominster, MA 01453 on the morning of Friday January 13th at 7:30 a.m. to New Britain Superior Court, 20 Franklin Sq. New Britain, CT 06051. In all 40 family members and friends join the bus to be a part of the process, food and snacks were provided after the sentencing at a designated Location (YWCA) New Britain 22 Glen Street, New Britain, CT 06051.
We want to thank the YWCA staff and everyone for their support during and after the trial. We are please to say that Justice was served to Tiana and all the women James P. Carter had hurt along the way. He is now serving 60 years in a Connecticut prison for the murder.
Conn. man found guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend
November 1, 2011 …25-year-old graduate student
TianaNotice outside her Plainville apartment…did not contest that Carter killed
Notice, but they argued the 31-year…Carter took a knife with him to
Notice‘s apartment complex and called…
Associated Press
Jury Begins Deliberations In Carter Murder Trial
October 28, 2011 …death of 25-year-old
TianaNotice on Valentine’s Day 2009…instead lay in wait for
Notice, Rotiroti said. …occurrence, and he stabbed
Tiana,” Rotiroti said…is accused of stabbing
Notice and was suicidal in the…
By HILDA MUÑOZ,
hmunoz@courant.com, The Hartford Courant
State says Conn. man planned ex-girlfriend’s death
October 28, 2011 …25-year-old graduate student TianaNotice outside her Plainville apartment…time because of the breakup with Notice, his inability to find a job and…didn’t contest that Carter killed Notice. Authorities said Notice was…
Associated Press, Associated Press
Carter Writes That His Doctors Are “Useless”
October 26, 2011 …stabbing of Carter’s ex-girlfriend,
TianaNotice. Carter wrote: “Even the doctors…was depressed around the time of
Notice‘s death and felt pressure from…jury heard a 911 tape during which
Notice says her ex-boyfriend had just…
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY,
cdempsey@courant.com,
The Hartford Courant
Jury Hears 911 Call From Tiana Notice
October 14, 2011
TianaNotice‘s anguished screams filled a New…looked toward
Notice‘s father, Alvin
Notice, who struggled to maintain his composure…and police officers who tried to help
TianaNotice could be heard in the background. One…
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY,
cdempsey@courant.com, The Hartford Courant
Video Shows Stabbing Victim’s Last Moments
October 17, 2011 The headlights of
TianaNotice‘s car sweep through the Plainville…movements. The headlights go off and
Notice, who is wearing white, gets out and…Carter Jr. in Superior Court. Carter,
Notice‘s ex-boyfriend, is being tried…
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY,
cdempsey@courant.com, The Hartford Courant
Group seeks stronger protections in domestic cases
October 17, 2011 …concerns are illustrated by the case of college student
TianaNotice, whose ex-boyfriend, James Carter Jr., is charged with murder and violating a restraining order.
Notice was stabbed to death at her Plainville home on…
Associated Press
Testimony Begins In James Carter Jr.’s Murder Trial
October 13, 2011 …was Valentine’s Day 2009, and
TianaNotice lay on her back on the rear deck…request from the state to allow
TianaNotice‘s father, Alvin
Notice, to…testified about a video camera
TianaNoticehad in her apartment. Alvin
Notice…
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY,
cdempsey@courant.com
Carter Murder Trial Set To Begin Thursday
October 11, 2011 …stairs and found his neighbor,
TianaNotice, lying in the snow on the deck…police, the court system failed
TianaNotice, in part by not taking seriously…install more in Connecticut. The
TianaNoticeFoundation, the funding source…
By CHRISTINE DEMPSEY,
cdempsey@courant.com, The Hartford Courant
Domestic Violence Vigil Scheduled Oct. 20
October 11, 2011 …the Generations Campus, 35 Clark St., in the city’s North End. It is open to the public. Alvin
Notice, whose daughter
TianaNotice was killed in 2009 in a domestic violence incident, will be the keynote speaker. Michelle Cruz, the…
Defendants state of mind in question at Notice murder trail
NEW BRITAIN Public defender Christopher Eddy admitted during his closing arguments Friday that there was no doubt that his client James Carter killed Tiana Notice outside her Plainville home in 2009. But the question he wants the 12 jurors to consi…
Murder suspect Carter disrupts trial
Staff report NEW BRITAIN – James Carter, the man on trial for fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend Tiana Notice, was ushered from the courtroom in New Britain Superior Court this morning for disrupting the proceedings. As his public defender, Christopher E…
Defense rests in trial of man accused of killing Tiana Notice
NEW BRITAIN Public defender Christopher Eddy rested his defense Wednesday in the trial of James Carter, who is charged with the 2009 murder of his former girlfriend Tiana Notice, who was stabbed repeatedly outside her Plainville home. Eddy had pres…
Accused painted as hopeless, paranoid at Notice trial
NEW BRITAIN Public defender Christopher Eddy spent much of Tuesday painting his client James Carter as a desperate, paranoid man who may have forgotten the events surrounding the death of his ex-girlfriend, Tiana Notice. Carter is charged with murd…
Troubling letter from accused in Notice murder trial
Jurors on Friday were read a letter that prosecutors say was written by accused killer James Carter in which he tells a friend that the family of Tiana Notice was lucky I didn’t make it a closed-casket funeral. The trial in New Britain Superior Cour…
Testimony: Carter sought locksmith to enter Notice s apartment
NEW BRITAIN Someone using murder suspect James Carter s cellphone tried to hire a locksmith to get into Tiana Notice s Plainville apartment less than a half hour before the young woman was stabbed to death outside her Whiting Street residence, witn…
OUR VIEW: End domestic violence
A heroic crusader against domestic violence is expected to take the stand in New Britain Superior Court during the ongoing trial of James Carter II, who is charged with the murder of 25-year-old Tiana Notice, a Plainville resident, on Valentine s Day…
Jury told bloody jeans belonged to suspect in Notice slaying
Jurors in the murder trial of James Carter were shown a pair of jeans Monday that may represent a key piece of evidence against the defendant in the stabbing death of Tiana Notice. Carter is facing charges of murder and violation of a protective orde…
Judge to decide if Notice s father can attend trial
A judge is expected to decide this week if the father of a slain Plainville woman will be able to attend the trial of her accused killer while testifying in the case. Alvin Notice has become an advocate for domestic-violence programs since the 2009 k…
Jury selection to begin in Tiana Notice case
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the murder trial of James Carter II, who is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend Tiana Notice to death outside her Plainville apartment in February 2009. The 25-year-old University of Hartford graduate …
On October 11, 2011 New Britian Superior Court judge will be hearing motions on evidence collected during the investigation process. Completed on October 12th. (Jury slections started on August 15th and completed on October 7, 2011) in New Britian Superior Court
Past Court appearance August 9, 2011
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