High-profile criminal cases have drawn attention to the way defendants are granted bond and sentenced for crimes in Alabama.
Ibraheem Yazeed is accused of kidnapping and murdering Aniah Blanchard in Lee County in October. It may be hard for many to believe Yazeed would be able to gain access to Blanchard with his past arrests, but Attorney General of Alabama Steve Marshall said judges’ hands are tied in many ways.
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