The trial for the Montgomery police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black man in 2016 is now underway. Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith shot and killed Montgomery resident, Greg Gunn in the early morning hours of February 25, 2016. Now Dale County judge, P.B. McLauchlin, has granted a the state’s motion for a gag order in…
Cars lined McElvy Street, family and friends gathered in a prayer circle, and memories of Greg Gunn came flooding back. “I just remember my uncle as being a good man,” Gunn’s nephew Aaryn Jordan says. “He looked out for the community, he looked out for the kids in the community.” “He just pointed me in the right direction,” Gunn’s sister…
Aaron Cody SmithThe Alabama Supreme Court has stayed the trial of a Montgomery police officer facing murder charges. Aaron Cody Smith was scheduled to go to trial Monday on murder charges for the 2016 shooting of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. Justices on Wednesday stayed the trial to consider his appeal on a number of issues. Smith’s attorneys argue he should be…
Aaron Cody SmithAttorneys for Aaron “Cody” Smith, the Montgomery Police officer charged in the 2016 murder of Greg Gunn, are asking a Montgomery County Circuit Judge to recuse himself from ruling on the case for a second time. The first request for Judge Griffin to recuse himself was last May. The motion was filed over the weekend, following a lengthy…
Aaron Smith MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A judge has scheduled an immunity hearing next month for a Montgomery police officer charged with murder in a 2016 shooting death. Circuit Judge Greg Griffin this week scheduled a July 26 hearing on the immunity request. Lawyers for Aaron Smith maintain that Smith was acting in his official capacity, was justified in the…
Aaron Cody SmithA judge has set a trial date for a police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery, Alabama. A court order released Thursday says Aaron Cody Smith will go on trial Aug. 13. A hearing in the case is set for a few days earlier. Smith is charged in the 2016 shooting…
Aaron Cody SmithThe Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to make a black judge quit the case of a white police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man. The justices without comment Friday turned down a request from officer Aaron Cody Smith of the Montgomery Police Department. Smith is charged in the shooting death two years…
A lawyer for a white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a black man has asked a judge to move the officer’s upcoming trial. Aaron Smith’s lawyer filed a motion Friday seeking a new venue, saying publicity and protests over the February shooting death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn in Montgomery would make a fair trial…
Aaron Cody SmithMontgomery Police Officer Aaron C. Smith has been indicted for murder in the fatal shooting death of 58-year-old Greg Gunn. Smith was arrested after he shot and killed Gunn, a resident of the Mobile Heights community in Montgomery. Smith said he feared for his life. It happened in the early hours of February 25, 2016 as Gunn was…
The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to hear the case of a Montgomery police officer charged with murder. The court without comment on Thursday denied a request by officer Aaron Smith to review a judge’s decision setting bond for the officer’s release. Smith is free on $150,000 bond, but defense lawyer Mickey McDermott claims the amount is twice what it…
