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Alabama man sentenced to die in fatal gas station holdup May 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) A man convicted of capital murder in the slaying of a gas station clerk who was killed during a robbery has been sentenced to death, authorities said. Shelby County Circuit Judge Bill Bostick sentenced Michael Anthony Powell, 48, to die for the Oct. 30, 2016, gunshot killing of Tracy Algar, 54, who was shot to death while working at a store in Alabaster south of Birmingham, District Attorney Jill Lee said. Jurors convicted Powell in April following an eight-day trial and recommended the death sentence, news outlets reported. Powell had been released from prison in 2015 after serving a 17-year term for robbery. During the hearing Monday, he told the judge he was innocent of killing Algar. ....
Robber convicted in execution-style killing of Shelby County store clerk; jury recommends death sentence Updated 11:46 AM; Facebook Share A Shelby County jury convicted Michael Anthony Powell, who was a convicted robber at the time of his arrest in the deadly shooting, of capital murder in the killing of 54-year-old Tracy Latty Algar at the Kirkland Chevron that Sunday morning more than four years ago. Algar was killed execution-style in the bathroom of the convenience store. Only several hundred dollars were taken in the holdup. The trial lasted more than a week and when it was over, the jury recommended Powell be sentenced to death, said Shelby County District Attorney Jill Lee. Presiding Circuit Judge Bill Bostick will sentence Powell on May 24. ....
Man convicted of capital murder in 2016 shooting death of Alabaster gas station clerk Share Updated: 1:11 PM CDT May 3, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital SOURCE: WVTM 13 The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 1:11 PM CDT May 3, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Shelby County District Attorney Jill Lee on Monday announced a capital murder conviction of Michael Anthony Powell for the 2016 shooting death of a gas station clerk in Alabaster. A jury convicted Powell of killing Tracy Algar following an eight-day trial last month and recommended a death sentence. During the sentencing hearing, prosecutors presented evidence of Powell’s prior violent felonies, which included second-degree assault and two counts of third-degree robbery. Presiding Circuit Judge Bill Bostick accepted the jury’s guilty verdict and scheduled sentencing for May 24 at 1:30 p.m. Algar ....
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Op-Ed: 23 Ala. district attorneys sign letter in opposition to medical marijuana legislation (Source: Adam Mintzer) By 23 Alabama district attorneys | April 28, 2021 at 4:47 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 4:47 PM Message to House members from DA Andy Hamlin: Dear Members of the Alabama Legislature: The attached letter was written on behalf of 23 elected district attorneys representing a significant population of our state. We are unified in our opposition to the proposed legislation that would open the door to a wealth of public health, safety and economic problems that would be difficult to reverse. It is our duty to raise these concerns, and we hope you will consider them carefully before casting any votes that could lead to the serious implications we have outlined here. ....