Two Albuquerque officers facing murder charges for the shooting death of a homeless man want the district attorney who charged them disqualified.
Lawyers for Albuquerque SWAT team member Dominique Perez and former detective Keith Sandy filed a join motion Thursday to remove Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg from the case due to a conflict of interest.
The lawyers say both men have helped the district attorney's office in the past on other cases. The lawyers also say that bribery allegations made by Albuquerque police against Brandenburg "creates the impression of bias or impartiality."
Brandenburg announced this week she was seeking charges in the March shooting death of 38-year-old James Boyd.
A spokeswoman for Brandenburg says her office is reviewing the motion.
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