Defendants in "Confederate flag" shooting to be tried separately (AL)
Tuesday, June 28th 2016, 10:48 am EDT
Tuesday, June 28th 2016, 11:18 am EDT
By Dixon Hayes, Reporter
... Joel Evan Abbott and Joshua Shane Parker are charged with murder, in the January 15th shooting death of Deatrice Barclay.
The two defendants are white, Barclay was black, and testimony in earlier hearings suggested the incident followed a dispute over a Confederate flag seen flying from the bed of a pickup ...
The bond change follows a joint motion from both District Attorney Brian McVeigh and Abbott's defense attorney, Bill Broome, to allow Parker to be tried first. Broome withdrew Abbott's request for a speedy trial, and to have the two cases consolidated as originally planned ...
The joint motion also delays a "Stand Your Ground" hearing originally set for Tuesday, June 28th, until closer to the first trial.
http://www.wbrc.com/story/32325079/defendants-in-calhoun-county-confederate-flag-shooting-to-be-tried-separately
