TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 15, 2020

The trial of Andrew Delke, a white Metro Nashville Police officer charged with murder after fatally shooting a Black man, has been rescheduled for next summer, the Tennessean reports. Jury selection is now scheduled to begin July 5, with the trial expected to begin July 12. Delke shot Daniel Hambrick three times in the back during a 2018 foot chase in North Nashville, claiming he did so in self-defense. Delke's attorney David Raybin maintains the officer was following his police training. Raybin asked the court for a change of venue last year, but the motion was denied by Judge Monte Watkins and in January the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals declined to intervene. Raybin has filed a renewed motion on the matter, which will be heard on Jan. 25.