Overview
- A Macon County jury found Yazeed guilty of murder and felony murder and not guilty of capital murder in Blanchard’s 2019 death.
- Sentencing is scheduled for April 24, when Yazeed could receive life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
- Prosecutors presented surveillance video placing Yazeed in Blanchard’s SUV, phone-record analysis, and testimony from roughly 40 witnesses over six days.
- The defense emphasized a lack of DNA tying Yazeed to the vehicle, pointed to Antoine Fisher as a potential killer, and called no witnesses as a motion for acquittal was denied.
- Yazeed was out on bond at the time of the killing, a circumstance that helped spur Alabama’s voter-approved Aniah’s Law limiting bail for violent offenses.