Tag: STAND YOUR GROUND

The murder charge for a man who shot and killed a trespasser in May 2023 was dropped months after a mistrial.

Former Decatur Police officer Mac Bailey Marquette will appeal the ruling in his “stand your ground” hearing.

Supporters of Keith Sullivan, the defendant in a Dekalb County murder case, are concerned that a not-guilty verdict could have been reached if the judge had listened to the defense about a possible tainted juror.

Two new bills filed in the Alabama House of Representatives by State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) would bolster the state’s self-defense provisions and place a statewide ban on enforcing so-called red flag laws.

The legal team that represented New York’s Daniel Penny in his criminal negligence case and succeeded in getting an acquittal, will assist an Alabama man who shot his “deranged” neighbor.

The murder trial for a man who shot and killed a trespasser in Dekalb County is set for March, despite evidence he was standing his ground.