A judge has tentatively set the trial date for August 2016 for two Albuquerque police officers facing charges in the on-duty shooting death of a homeless man last year.
Last month, Pro Tem Judge Neil Candelaria ruled after a two-week preliminary hearing that there was probable cause for Officer Dominique Perez and now-retired officer Keith Sandy to stand trial on second-degree murder charges in the death of James Boyd.
Boyd's March 2014 shooting death in the Sandia Mountain foothills was captured on an officer's helmet camera.
KOB reports the officers' tentative trial date was set for Aug. 15 during a scheduling conference Monday in Second District Court. It is expected to last three weeks and include one week for jury selection.
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