The defense attorney for a St. Augustine man accused of killing his wife and her friend has requested for information regarding a domestic violence charge against his client to be left out of the pending trial.
James Terry Colley, Jr., 35, is accused of shooting his estranged wife and her friend to death back in 2015.
Prior to the alleged shooting, Colley had a pending domestic violence charge as of Aug. 27, 2015.
His attorney, Gary Wood, described the nature of the charge as "objectionable," according to the motion filed by Wood.
The attorney also requested the court to leave out Colley's plea regarding the charge of violation of probation in the domestic violence case. Colley's attorney does not want a pending charge to be able to sway the opinion of the court in this separate murder case.
The introduction of testimony or evidence regarding the case would "violate the Defendant's right to a fair trial," according to Wood.
Colley's trial has been set for July 9.
