Ellison, was seated in the passenger seat. Ellison lived with Hudson at the time and did not yet have his driver's license. Hudson had been trying to sell his Cadillac and had a "For Sale" sign posted in the car window. Report of Proceedings (RP) (July 14, 1999) at 46.
¶ 3 As Hudson drove down the street, three men in another car honked their horn at him. Thinking the men were interested in buying his car, Hudson pulled over, got out of the car, and started talking to the driver of the other car, Cedric Alderman. Ellison remained seated inside the Cadillac. During this conversation, Kier got out of the other car and pointed a gun at Hudson. Alderman then grabbed Hudson, but Hudson was able to breakby the suspect vehicle. They pulled over. At that time they believed the suspects were interested in purchasing their car, and eventually, after some short conversation, one of the suspects pulled a gun on the victims and ended up taking the victims' vehicle.
Id. at 37-38. When the prosecutor asked Ellison what happened during the incident, Ellison answered, "We got carjacked." Id. at 45. The prosecutor subsequently asked, "When is the first time you noticed the people who ended up carjacking you?" Id. In addition, the first voice on the 911 tape, which was played for the jury, stated, "I have two boys here that told me they've just been carjacked." Id. at 55.
¶ 22 Ellison also testified about having the gun pointed at him:
Q: All right. What did