 A Madison County man has been granted bond for a 2022 murder. Robert Shepard Jr. is accused of killing one man and injuring two more after a birthday party for a child. Madison County Judge Patrick Tootin, a Governor Kay Ivey appointee, ignored the DA's request to hold him without bond under Anaya's law and sided with a criminal defense attorney saying Anaya's law went into effect after his arrest. That law gives discretion to judges regarding danger to the public.