The Alabama Supreme Court has given the green light to resume executions in the state. Governor Kay Ivey confirms James Barber, a 64-year-old Madison County man sentenced to death for capital murder is set to be executed this summer.
Darby's defense team filed a motion asking the court to schedule an immunity hearing in order to discuss the aspect of the Stand Your Ground law in his case, saying the trial court applied the wrong standard of self-defense, from the perspective that Darby was not a citizen, but an on-duty police officer.