DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — The Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a request by former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette to toss his murder charge.
Marquette argued he was acting in self-defense when he shot Stephen Perkins on Sept. 29, 2023, during a botched repossession attempt outside Perkins’s home. Marquette was indicted for murder in early 2024, and his murder trial is currently set for September 15.
Marquette and his lawyers argue that he was justified in using deadly force against Perkins because Perkins had pointed his gun at Marquette. In late March, a hearing on those arguments was held, and Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott denied Marquette’s immunity claims…