MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED IN ALABAMA STATE STUDENT’S KILLING
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A reckless murder charge has been dismissed against a man accused in the fatal shooting of an Alabama State University student.
The Montgomery Advertiser reports District Judge Tiffany McCord questioned the evidence presented against 23-year-old William Slater during a preliminary hearing on Wednesday before ruling there wasn’t probable cause to convict him.
Montgomery police say 19-year-old Alexis Moss was shot when a large altercation broke out in front of a home in September. The state’s investigator testified a shell casing found nearby matched a gun Slater had.
Slater’s attorney argued it couldn’t be proven the defendant acted with a shooter or was the instigator. A deputy district attorney responded that Slater could still be prosecuted as an accomplice without proof he fired the fatal bullet, but McCord dismissed the charge.
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Information from: Montgomery Advertiser, http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
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11/11/2019 2:20:57 AM (GMT -6:00)
