The judge has not yet ruled on the immunity request and will take the matter under advisement.
A Huntsville man facing the death penalty is seeking to have his case dismissed before it reaches a jury. Tye’Deshun Stevens appeared in court for an immunity hearing related to the 2023 double homicide of D’Asia Morris and Sequoiya Lamar.
The hearing focused on whether Stevens should be granted immunity under Alabama’s self-defense law, which would prevent the case from going to trial. Stevens is charged with capital murder.
Prosecutors presented cell phone video evidence from the victims’ phone, alleging that Stevens fired more than a dozen shots, hitting both Morris and Lamar multiple times.
“We believe that it is up to that level of being heinous and atrocious in the sense that he killed multiple people in one incident,” said Emily Carroll, Madison County Assistant District Attorney. “It happened in an apartment complex that is heavily populated. It was the middle of the day, putting any member of the community at risk.”
Stevens testified that he was legally carrying a gun and claimed the women were about to rob him, stating one had pepper spray and was running towards him. Stevens insisted he “had no other option,” but prosecutors argued the force used was not justified.
The judge is currently considering the request for immunity, and Stevens’ capital murder trial is still scheduled for Aug. 17.
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