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Alabama Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Officer’s Immunity in Repo‑Related Shooting
Summary
The Supreme Court of Alabama heard oral argument in Ex parte Mac Bailey Marquette on June 23, 2025, over whether Officer Marquette is entitled to immunity after shooting Steven Perkins during a repossession attempt; petitioner urged immunity under the defense‑of‑persons statute, while the State argued officers unlawfully facilitated the repossession and statutory analysis should import a reasonable‑officer standard.
The Supreme Court of Alabama heard arguments June 23 in Ex parte Mac Bailey Marquette, a mandamus petition asking the court to find Decatur Police Officer Mac Bailey Marquette immune after he shot Steven Perkins during a nighttime repossession attempt. JD Lloyd, counsel for the petitioner, told the court “This petition isn't truly about disputed facts,” urging the justices to decide the legal question under the defense‑of‑persons statute commonly cited in argument as section 13a‑3‑23.
Lloyd argued that, under the plain language of section 23 and the court’s recent decision in ex parte Johnson, the record shows Marquette acted in self‑defense and met the burden for immunity even under a duty‑to‑retreat analysis. Lloyd told the bench the key factual sequence was Perkins emerging from his house with a firearm and pointing it at another man and then at Officer Marquette, which Lloyd said “set in motion the fatal chain of events.” He urged the court that tactics used by officers were not…
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