D'Apolito agrees to 1 more day for defendant to study evidence against him

YOUNGSTOWN

The day he was to go on trial for murder, Kalontae Carter told a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge he needed more time to defend himself in the April 2013 homicide.

Today, Judge Lou D’Apolito agreed and gave him more time: One day.

Carter, 19, of Norwood Avenue, told the judge he had asked his lawyer several times for discovery material – material prosecutors give defense lawyers such as police reports and witness statements, so they can defend their clients – and although he has gone over it with his lawyer, he has not taken physical possession of it. He said he needed more time to study that material.

“I don’t feel like this is enough time,” Carter said. “My life is on the line.”

Read more on the case in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.