DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — After an Alabama appeals court denied former Decatur Police Officer Mac Marquette’s request to toss his murder case, a Morgan County judge has reset his trial date for November.

Aug. 20—A Morgan County judge on Monday delayed the murder trial of former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette while the defense pursues a "stand your ground" appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court.

The ruling, which can be appealed, came after a two-day hearing last week in which officers present at the shooting testified, as did a tow truck driver and an agent with the Alabama Law Enforcement ...

A plea to an appellate court by the former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Steve Perkins was rejected Monday after the court ruled the defendant had produced no evidence ...