Double-murder suspect Bobby Spikes is set to go to trial in mid-September, and several matters concerning evidence and witness testimony were discussed at a hearing Wednesday afternoon.
Spikes appeared alongside defense attorney Jason McGee and special prosecutor Blake Chambers, who discussed whether evidence concerning toxicology reports on the victims in this case—Candace Marcell and Stanley Bussell—will be admissible at trial. Those reports show that Marcel had THC in her system at the time of her death, while Bussell reportedly had alcohol.
Chambers says he doesn’t believe that those trace substances have any evidential value, but McGee disagreed, saying that at least in the case of Marcel, it shows that she was not in fear for her life.
Chambers did want the court, and the record, to know that Marcel’s body was found with what was believed to be marijuana, in the vehicle that was located in Trigg County.
Phone records concerning Spikes’ phone the day the incidents occurred were ruled admissible at trial by Judge John Atkins, saying those reports are self-authenticating.
Judge Atkins deferred ruling on the admissibility of the toxicology reports, saying they’ll see how things progress at trial concerning that evidence.
The defense once again filed a request to make sure they have all of the video evidence that has been taken in this case, with Chambers saying that—as far as he is aware—all evidence has been turned over to the defense at this point.
Bobby Spikes is charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Stanley Bussell and Candace Marcel both of Hopkinsville in December of 2021.