Bama Basketball Shooting Latest: Miles Waives Arraignment, Enters 'Not Guilty' Plea

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Ahead of a bond hearing set for next month, former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles on Monday entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of capital murder following the Jan. 15 shooting death of Jamea Harris.

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As Patch previously reported, Harris, 23, was killed during a shooting on Grace Street that involved her boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, and Maryland native Michael Davis. Davis used Miles's gun during the shooting, resulting in both men being charged with capital murder.

Davis was shot twice during the shootout, his family says, and still has a bullet in his right shoulder that doctors cannot remove.

The plea for Miles was entered Monday, according to court documents obtained by Patch, and his attorneys motioned for a waiver of arraignment.

During an arraignment, a judge reads the formal charges against the accused, along with determining competency and explaining rights to the defendant, before then defendant then enters a plea to the charges.

Since Miles has a private defense attorney representing him, the Turner Law Group argues that he is competent to stand trial and reportedly understands the accusations leveled against him, which prompted his attorneys to waive the arraignment and enter a plea of "not guilty."

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As of the publication of this story, Davis had not yet waived his arraignment or entered a plea ahead of the new bond hearing.

Patch previously reported that Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet has set May 24 at 9 a.m. as the date for a new bond hearing for Miles and Davis.

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