Uniformed police should not be allowed to pack Huntsville officer’s murder trial, prosecutor says
Updated Apr 06, 2021;
Posted Apr 06, 2021
Huntsville police officer William Darby enters the courtroom for a hearing on April 3, 2019. Darby is charged with murder.
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Prosecutors raised concerns today about whether the presence of scores of uniformed police officers could intimidate jurors in the murder trial of a Huntsville police officer next month.
Madison County Chief Trial Attorney Tim Gann asked Circuit Judge Donna Pate if she would consider ordering that police officers who attend the trial wear plain clothes, rather than uniforms, unless they are testifying or on duty.