US EditionAlabama police officer denied immunity for shooting armed Black man in his front yard
- A former Alabama police officer, Mac Marquette, will stand trial for killing Steve Perkins during a truck repossession in 2023 after a judge denied his claim of immunity under the 'stand your ground' law.
- Marquette fired more than a dozen rounds at Perkins, who was armed, after shouting warnings, as detailed in court documents.
- Judge Charles Elliott ruled that no crime was occurring when officers arrived and that Marquette's actions did not qualify for immunity under the state's 'stand your ground' law.
- A jury will determine if Marquette's use of force was justified, and the trial date is set for June 9, 2025.
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Ex-Alabama officer who fatally shot Black man during truck repossession is denied immunity
A former Alabama police officer who fired more than a dozen rounds in less than two seconds and killed a Black man during a truck repossession in 2023 will have to stand trial after a judge denied him immunity.
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Alabama police officer denied immunity for shooting armed Black man in his front yard
An Alabama judge ruled that a police officer was not acting in self-defense when he shot an armed Black man who was standing in his own front yard.
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Alabama Judge Rules Cop Didn’t Prove Self-Defense In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man
Source: Ray Tan / Getty Just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2023, a police officer in Montgomery, Alabama, fired 18 shots at an armed Black man. The officer claimed self-defense and motioned to have his case dismissed, citing the state’s “Stand your ground” law, which “grants immunity from prosecution to any individual who uses deadly force as long as they are in a place they have a right to be and reasonably believe they are in danger,” as the Ass…
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