HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WHNT ) — There is a new defense motion questioning key evidence in the case of a man charged with killing a Huntsville police officer in March 2023.
Juan Laws could face the death penalty if convicted of capital murder in the shooting death of Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby at the Governors House Apartments.
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In a court filing Friday morning, the defense argued there are questions about police body cam footage prosecutors are expected to use at trial, and the defense asked the court to provide money to hire a video production expert. That expert would be asked to figure out whether the video had been altered.
The defense said in the filing that the footage of the incident is “markedly different” than the defendant’s recollection of the events that led to his indictment on murder charges…