Source: US News & World Report
“The immunity hearing for an Alabama police officer charged with murder will proceed in March, a criminal appeals court ruled, after finding no evidence to support the officer’s accusation that the judge overseeing the case improperly divulged his intentions to rule against him. … [Decatur police officer Mac] Marquette is charged with murder for fatally shooting Steve Perkins in 2023 while accompanying a tow-truck driver to repossess Perkins’ truck. Marquette’s lawyers said Perkins pointed a gun at the tow-truck driver, and that the officer should be granted immunity under “stand your ground” laws, which remove the duty to retreat before using deadly force in the face of danger. A neighbor’s home surveillance video, broadcast by WAFF, appears to show Marquette firing his weapon almost 20 times.” (03/18/25)