“I know you want a trial, judge,” Valeska said Wednesday. “The state’s position is to move it up sooner to April or something.”

The case was set for September of next year in order to allow Davis’ new attorneys to prepare for trial. Thomas Goggans of Montgomery was recently appointed and will represent Davis along with local attorneys Christopher Williams and Dustin Fowler.

“I would like for a prosecutor to be on the case, certainly, by the end of the year,” Moulton said. “I’d really like to see one by the end of the month.”

Wednesday’s hearing dealt with a defense request for the prosecution to disclose any inducements that may have been offered to any witnesses expected to testify at trial.

One of the other two suspects charged with capital murder, 32-year-old Kevin Bernard McCloud, pleaded guilty to felony murder. He received a 99-year prison sentence. A jury found 45-year-old Lorenzo Stacey not guilty in 2009 of the capital murder robbery charge filed against him in the Reaves murder.

Valeska offered colloquies of plea deals with McLoud as well as Stacey in a separate criminal matter. Both could testify at trial.

Davis has been at the Houston County jail for 9.5 years awaiting trial. It has been continued numerous times, most recently when Davis sought to fire previous attorneys.

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