Former Decatur police officer Mac Bailey Marquette has taken his case to the Alabama Supreme Court, filing a petition that asks the justices to throw out his murder charge.

Marquette was indicted in January 2024 in the shooting death of Steve Perkins, who was killed outside his Decatur home during a late-night repossession attempt in September 2023.

Body-camera footage from that night shows Marquette firing 18 rounds within seconds of announcing himself as law enforcement. The shooting sparked protests in Decatur, with critics questioning the role of police in private repossessions and supporters arguing Marquette acted to protect himself.

In March, Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles Elliott denied Marquette’s request for immunity under Alabama’s “stand your ground” law. The ruling fou

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