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Alabama Chief Justice Appoints Judge in Trial Against College Student Aniah Blanchard's Accused Killer
- Alabama Chief Justice Sarah Stewart appointed retired Judge Tom Young on Tuesday to handle the trial of Ibraheem Yazeed, accused of killing college student Aniah Blanchard in 2019.
- This appointment followed last month's signing of the Speedy Trial Act by Governor Kay Ivey, which allows visiting judges to expedite violent criminal cases after repeated trial delays.
- Aniah Blanchard, who attended Southern Union State Community College and is Walt Harris’s stepdaughter, was reported missing after being seen on October 23, 2019, at a gas station in Auburn; her body was discovered several weeks later in Macon County.
- Attorney General Steve Marshall requested the appointment, expressing that many in the state are deeply concerned and dissatisfied with the ongoing postponements in the case, while Stewart acknowledged that the delays were caused by factors outside the control of the local judges.
- Ibraheem Yazeed denies the charges of capital murder and kidnapping, and although a trial date has not been scheduled, the judge's appointment is intended to facilitate a quicker resolution of the case.
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Chief justice appoints judge to handle case against man accused of killing college student
Alabama Chief Justice Sarah Stewart has appointed a retired judge to handle the trial of a man accused of the 2019 killing of a college student. The appointment was made under a new state law that allows visiting judges to…
Alabama Supreme Court chief justice appoints judge in college student’s 2019 murder trial under new law
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Stewart is using a new law to try to expedite the court proceedings for the man accused in the kidnapping and brutal killing of Aniah Blanchard.
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