re: What exactly do y'all want to happen here?

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Intent remains the issue. Proving that Miller had the intent to assist Miles and Davis in the commission of the murder would be difficult.

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Intent has nothing to do with that law.

3) Having a legal duty to prevent the commission of the offense, he/she fails to make an effort he/she is legally required to make. (CHECK)

He did not seek to prevent it by not refusing to give him the gun.

At some point, University of Alabama officials became aware that Brandon Miller received a text from Miles asking him to bring him his gun because someone was "fakin'". Miller immediately transports the gun to the scene. Miles gets in Miller's car, hands the gun to Davis, and Davis immediately begins shooting. Miller flees the scene. Miller does not report the incident to law enforcement, despite the fact that his car has two bullet holes in it.

Forget about everything else we don't know. Those facts alone are enough for any DA to indict someone in Miller's situation. That's a fact. As soon as Bama knew he was involved he should have been suspended, at a minimum, at least until such time as Bama completed it's own investigation. But that time has passed. They chose to turn a blind eye because Miller is the star player on the #1 team.

What do I want to happen now? Nothing. They had their chance to do the right thing at the outset. They've shown their true colors. I hope they play him for the rest of the season and get crucified in the media for the POS institution they are.

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Intent has nothing to do with that law.

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That’s incorrect. Read the entirety of Section 13A-2-23 again. It says: “A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense” before listing the items 1-3. Intent is a core requirement of that section.

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Someone needs to question the DA presiding over this case. Where's Steve Marshall (Attny General) or Senators Tommy Tuberville/Katie Britt or any of the 9 Alabama Congressmen or Governor Ivey.

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There isn’t anything yet to openly suggest impropriety such that the AGs office might intervene. Typically these things are investigated and asked by reporters.

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Absent any of those people directly questioning the decision of the DA & Judge, I fail to see how someone from the fanbase can do anything to get the answers so many rival fans on a message board seek?

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Nothing really. I guess the continued interest and clicks may drive reporters to do their jobs.

Their actions say so dumbass.. lol

Davis went to the hospital.. you reckon Brandon dropped him off at the Emergency room door?

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Their actions say so dumbass.. lol

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Not really.

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Regardless, my issue remains the recklessness of his conduct and whether you allow a guy like that to continue representing your school considering he - at minimum - negligently facilitated a murder.

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Based on what?

The DA could easily have charged Miller with negligent homicide if this were the case.

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Under the Code of Alabama Section 13A-2-2, criminal negligence is defined as failing to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists.

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Based on what?

The DA could easily have charged Miller with negligent homicide if this were the case.

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I'm not really talking bout criminal conduct. Although certainly I think the code section is applicable. I don't think the DA not charging him is compelling, considering the circumstances. But I also don't know what Alabama case law says about negligent homicide.

Regardless, my point is that he was at minimum reckless/negligent under any practical definition, and at almost any other school he's held accountable for that. He knew his buddy was in a dispute and his buddy was aggressively texting about it when asking for his weapon in the middle of the night. Bringing a guy a gun in that scenario is just insane for any reasonable person. Criminal? Perhaps not. But you just can't have student athletes doing that.

The simple fact is that if he'd told his buddy to catch an uber and that he would meet him at his house to drop off the gun, that woman is alive.

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Handing a firearm to someone who then murders someone is a big problem.

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That's why Miles is being prosecuted for it, but not Miller.

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Forget about everything else we don't know. Those facts alone are enough for any DA to indict someone in Miller's situation



But he hasn't been indicted or arrested.

So what exactly do you want to happen? Law enforcement said he broke no laws.

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No, they did not say that. The DA said they don't have enough evidence, in their mind, to indict him. I can tell you for a fact that they do have enough to indict him, but putting that aside, you're conflating the burden of proof in a criminal case with a state university's response to this incident.

I said what should have happened. It did not. And it will be a permanent stain on the University of Alabama's reputation. What good does it do to suspend him now? You haven't taught Brandon Miller a lesson. You haven't shown the family of the victim that you give a damn. All you've done is try to stop the bleeding after being called out for who you are.

Chris Webber was a great basketball player, college and pro. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear his name? The timeout call, right? He will never live it down for the rest of his life. I hope Alabama makes the Final Four for the first time in program history with this cloud over the program, because it is all anyone will remember.