A convict paroled some 19 years ago after serving a prison sentence for shooting a man in the back is facing a murder charge now that his victim—who carried the bullet inside him—died of an infection.
Bronx Acting Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett (See Profile) found no double jeopardy, speedy trial or due process issue could prevent Carlos Carromero from a murder charge in the May 2013 death of John Pugh. The judge cited Court of Appeals precedent in upholding the second-degree murder count returned by a Bronx grand jury several months ago.
