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Ibraheem Yazeed Sentenced to Life for 2019 Killing of Aniah Blanchard

The punishment follows bail reforms in Alabama known as Aniah's Law.

Overview

  • Yazeed, sentenced Thursday in Tuskegee, received two life terms after convictions for murder and felony murder.
  • Jurors did not convict him of capital murder, which removed the death penalty as an option.
  • Her family urged the maximum sentence during the hearing and left the courtroom visibly relieved.
  • Prosecutors showed video of Yazeed inside Blanchard's SUV and called about 40 witnesses during the trial.
  • Yazeed was out on bail at the time, which spurred Aniah's Law allowing judges to deny bail for violent charges, and an expansion goes to voters May 19.