Date set for Darius Miles' capital murder trial

Former Alabama hoops subordinate Darius Miles is scheduled to basal proceedings for superior execution opening Dec. 1 successful Alabama Circuit Court, much than 2 years aft helium was arrested successful transportation with the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris successful Tuscaloosa.

Miles, 23, was accused of "aiding and abetting" co-defendant Michael Davis, who was recovered blameworthy of superior murder. Davis was sentenced to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole, and is successful the process of appealing the verdict.

Davis was recovered blameworthy of firing into Harris' Jeep during a shootout with Harris' boyfriend, Cedric Johnson. A slug struck and killed Harris portion she sat successful the beforehand rider seat. In Alabama, shooting and sidesplitting idiosyncratic portion they are successful a conveyance leads to a superior execution charge.

Prosecutors accidental that Miles provided Davis, who was his puerility friend, with the gun. In Davis' trial, defence attorneys argued that Davis was protecting himself from Johnson erstwhile helium fired the gun.

The authorities antecedently had taken the decease punishment disconnected the array for Miles. He has been held without enslaved successful Tuscaloosa County Jail since his apprehension connected Jan. 15, 2023 - the time helium was removed from the Alabama hoops team.

Miles played 53 games for Alabama with 2 starts, averaging 4.2 points per game.

Charlotte Hornets guardant Brandon Miller, a erstwhile Alabama standout, was among those who testified successful Davis' trial. Miller and Miles had texted successful the half-hour starring up to the shooting, and Miller had driven his car to a barroom successful Tuscaloosa wherever helium was going to prime up Miles. Miller testified helium was not alert Miles had enactment his weapon successful Miller's car until helium arrived. Miller has not been accused of wrongdoing oregon charged with immoderate crime, and has cooperated with the investigation.

It's not yet known whether Miller oregon immoderate different existent oregon erstwhile members of the Alabama men's hoops programme volition beryllium called to attest successful Miles' trial. In the Davis trial, the authorities called Miller and now-Arizona constituent defender Jaden Bradley, who had been a subordinate of the Crimson Tide successful 2023. The authorities besides listed ex-Alabama squad manager Cooper Lee - who was successful the rider spot of Miller's car - and erstwhile Crimson Tide hoops subordinate Nick Pringle arsenic imaginable witnesses successful the Davis trial, but neither was called to testify.

Miller and Bradley testified successful Davis' proceedings that Davis had been astir the Alabama hoops squad often, chiefly with Miles, adjacent though helium had nary authoritative affiliation with the program.