Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with capital murder or murder

Summary

The bill bars any judge in Alabama from applying youthful offender status to defendants who are 16 years of age or older and face capital murder or murder charges. This prevents those cases from being tried under the more lenient youthful offender provisions. It aims to ensure that serious homicide offenses are handled under standard adult sentencing rules.

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