I have previously suggested that Alabama courts should follow the uniform persuasive authority of other states (Colorado, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina) concerning immunity from prosecution for Stand-Your-Ground type cases. (See here, here, here, and here.) I suggested further that the procedures of these immunity hearings from these other jurisdictions was uniform.
READ ARTICLEAs the sentencing guidelines continue to filter out offenders, with less serious crimes and less-lengthy crime histories, I expect this trend to continue.
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