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Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey approved the Speedy Trial Act on Tuesday, a law aimed at accelerating the courtroom process for serious criminal offenses throughout the state.
The legislation addresses prolonged delays in prosecuting violent crimes, highlighted by the high-profile 2019 abduction and murder of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, whose case has experienced multiple postponements.
The law allows the Alabama Supreme Court chief justice to appoint sitting or retired judges on request by the attorney general or district attorneys to preside over violent crime trials.
Attorney General Steve Marshall urged the bill's passage, stating the whole state viewed the delays 'with angst and frustration,' while Governor Ivey said it will 'bolster public safety' and enable justice in Blanchard’s case.
The Speedy Trial Act, effective June 1, aims to reduce court backlogs and deliver faster justice to victims, marking a key step in Ivey's Safe Alabama public safety initiative.

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Ivey signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes

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Gov. Ivey signs the Speedy Trial Act

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MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly.

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Gov. Ivey signs Alabama Speedy Trial Act into law

The Speedy Trial Act was designed to help reduce case backlogs involving violent crimes.

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Alabama governor signs bill to expedite trials for violent criminal cases into law

Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 307 into law on Tuesday, establishing the Speedy Trial Act. This new law expedites trials for violent criminal cases in Alabama.

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Alabama governor signs speedy trial bill into law, seeking to speed prosecution of violent crimes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday to allow visiting judges to be brought in to handle violent criminal cases to get them to trial more quickly.

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