Lawyers for Darius Miles seek his release on bond

Defense lawyers for former Alabama forward Darius Miles, alleged to have provided the weapon used in a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa last weekend and charged with capital murder, are moving to have him released on bond, according to the Associated Press. His attorneys are arguing there is little evidence against him and that he is not a threat to the community.

On Thursday, Miles’ lawyers requested that a judge set a bond hearing in the case. Miles is currently being held without bond at the Tuscaloosa County Jail, meaning he is not eligible for pre-trial release.

Prosecutors have yet to respond to the request for a bond hearing.

Mary Turner, one of Miles’ attorneys, in the request for the bond hearing, argued that he is not a flight risk and no criminal record. More importantly, Turner pushed the idea that prosecutors might not provide sufficient evidence to justify denying bail.

Miles has been dismissed from the Alabama basketball team. He is suspended from the university as their conduct review process proceeds — along with the criminal trial.

Miles is facing capital murder charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting over the weekend that killed Jamea Jonae Harris. Court records obtained by AL.com showed Miles provided the gun that Michael Davis used. The incident occurred in the early hours Sunday morning and Miles was seen leaving the Tuscaloosa City Jail later that day.

Capital murder is a charge that carries severe consequences. If Miles is convicted on capital murder, in the state of Alabama, he faces the possibility of life in prison without parole or even the death penalty.

Capital murder is only charged in situations with special circumstances. In this case, the charge rose to that level because of a law in Alabama that allows for capital murder to be charged if the murder is “committed by or though the use of a deadly weapon while the victim is in a vehicle,” according to Alabama Criminal Code Title 13A-5-40.