MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A jury will decide whether Roy Adams Jr. is guilty of homicide by vehicle, but had the “Back the Blue” law been in force at the time, he might not have had to wait for a jury.
That law, which took effect Wednesday, offers a range of criminal and civil protections to law enforcement officers. At the time of the wreck, Adams was a Mobile police officer on duty. Under Back the Blue, he would have been entitled to a hearing, similar to a “stand your ground” hearing, in which a judge would have had to decide whether the charge should be dismissed.
“(We would) certainly jump at it, ’cause he’s certainly a good officer and a good person,” defense attorney Jeff Deen told FOX10 News. “But … we’re maintaining it was unfortunate accident or wreck.”…