TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 14, 2020

The Court of Criminal Appeals today ruled it would not overturn a lower court's decision denying a venue change for Metro police officer Andrew Delke, the Tennessean reports. Delke was charged with murder in 2018 after he opened fire on Daniel Hambrick who was running away from him during a foot chase. In today’s decision, the court refused to intervene in the middle of the state court proceedings. Nashville Judge Monte Watkins originally denied the venue change request, but later granted Delke the opportunity to appeal that decision. Delke and his defense team claim he was acting in self-defense. He has pleaded not guilty.