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Former Decatur officer’s attorneys respond to state in third attempt at getting murder charge thrown out

Summary by WHNT 19 News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Attorneys for former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette have filed a response to the state in his third attempt to get his murder charge thrown out. Marquette is arguing he acted in self-defense the night he killed Stephen Perkins during a botched repossesion of Perkins's truck. Two lower courts, the Morgan County Circuit Court and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, have already rejected the self-defense claim. Th…

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WHNT 19 News broke the news in Huntsville, United States on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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