US EditionJudge to ‘review everything’ before decision on immunity for Former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette
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Officer’s murder trial hinges on whether he had a right to be on the property of a man he shot
The murder trial of an Alabama police officer who fatally shot an armed Black man in his front yard hangs in the balance as a judge considers whether the officer is shielded by state self-defense immunity laws.
Did the Decatur police officer who killed Steve Perkins have the right to be in his yard?
The murder trial of an Alabama police officer who fatally shot an armed Black man in his front yard hangs in the balance as a judge considers whether the officer is shielded by state self-defense immunity laws.
Judge to ‘review everything’ before decision on immunity for Former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The decision on whether or not a former Decatur police officer will go to trial for the murder of Stephen Perkins now lies in the hands of a Morgan County judge. Mac Marquette and his lawyers were in court arguing that his use of deadly force against Perkins was justified, and his murder charge should be dismissed. Marquette killed Perkins during a botched repossession effort outside his home in September 2023. Floren…
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