A Mobile County Circuit Court jury convicted Andre Landrum on May 6, 2026, on all three counts arising from a 1997 sexual assault, closing a case that had remained unresolved for nearly three decades [1]. The prosecution presented evidence linking Landrum to a rape that occurred in 1997, and the jury reached a verdict without extended deliberation [1]. Prosecutors, speaking after the verdict, characterized the conviction as "a long time coming" for the victim [1].
The charges before the jury included first-degree rape, second-degree rape, and burglary, all stemming from the single 1997 incident [1]. The jury returned guilty findings on all three counts [1]. No acquittals or hung counts were reported [1].
Landrum has not yet been sentenced [1]. No sentencing date was reported in available court records or contemporaneous coverage. Under Alabama law, first-degree rape is a Class A felony carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years, with a statutory maximum of life imprisonment, though the precise sentencing range applicable to Landrum will depend on any prior criminal history and the court's findings at the penalty phase.
The cold case resolution follows a pattern seen in other jurisdictions where preserved biological evidence and advances in DNA profiling have allowed prosecutors to revisit decades-old sexual violence cases [1]. The specific forensic method that generated the lead against Landrum was not detailed in available reporting, but the length of the gap between the offense date and the arrest reflects the timeline typical of cases reopened through database matches or improved laboratory techniques [1].