He was convicted of robbing a bakery in 1983, which netted him $50.75, and had previously broken into a vacant service station. He was sentenced to life.
An Alabama man who has spent almost 36 years in prison after stealing $50 will soon be released under newsentence was changed to time served by Judge David Carpenter in Jefferson County on Wednesday, meaning he should be out of prison soon.
Alvin Kennard sits in the courtroom before his hearing in Bessemer, Ala. on Aug. 28, 2019. Kennard, sentenced to life in prison in 1983, for stealing $50.75 will have his time cut short after being resentenced to time served."We've just been praying and trusting in God that this day would come and it's here, and we're so grateful to God," Kennard's nieceKennard was convicted of robbing a bakery Jan. 24, 1983, in a felony that netted him $50.
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