At 1.30pm on Friday 8 July, Kimonti Carter will learn whether he must spend the rest of his life in prison – or if American justice allows for the possibility of redemption.
Carter was riding in a car with fellow gang members in 1997. One told him to shoot at a car in the next lane, mistakenly believing that it belonged to a rival gang. Carter fired several shots, killing Corey Pittman and injuring two other passengers.