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12-21-244
Section 12-21-244 Subpoena of witnesses - Trial appearance. (a) No subpoena must be issued
in a criminal case unless the defendant is in custody or has given bail to answer the charge.
(b) If the defendant is in custody or has given bail to answer the charge, it is the duty
of the clerk of the court in which the prosecution is pending, on his application, to issue
subpoenas for such witnesses as he requires. (c) The clerk must also issue subpoenas for all
witnesses on the part of the state whose names are so marked on the indictment, if any, and
for such other witnesses as the district attorney may direct him to summon. (d) It is the
duty of clerks of the district and circuit courts to subpoena witnesses in cases set for trial
to the day fixed for such trial. (Code 1852, §§661-663; Code 1867, §§4213-4215; Code 1876,
§§4918-4920, 4923; Code 1886, §§4456-4458, 4460; Code 1896, §§5280-5282, 5284; Code
1907, §§7877-7879, 7881; Code 1923, §§5615-5617, 5619; Code 1940, T. 15,...
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14-15-10
Section 14-15-10 Actions concerning prison conditions; prisoner release orders. (a) In any
civil action with respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall be entered
unless both of the following are satisfied: (1) A court has previously entered an order for
less intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the deprivation of the right sought to be
remedied through the prisoner release order. (2) The defendant has had a reasonable amount
of time to comply with the previous court orders. (b) In any civil action in state court with
respect to prison conditions, a prisoner release order shall be entered by a three-judge court,
if the requirements of subsection (f) have been met. (c) In any action required to be heard
and determined by a court of three judges, the composition and procedure of the court shall
be as follows: (1) Upon the filing of a request for three judges, the judge to whom the request
is presented shall immediately notify the Chief Justice of the Alabama...
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45-47-80.01
Section 45-47-80.01 Additional court costs - Domestic violence cases. In addition to all other
costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Marion County, there
shall be levied and assessed a court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all cases which
are determined by the judge to be domestic violence cases. The clerk of each court shall collect
the court costs and shall remit the proceeds monthly to the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic
Violence after the deduction of one dollar ($1) of the twenty-five dollar ($25) fee in each
case. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence shall distribute the proceeds to domestic
violence programs operating in Marion County that are in compliance with the standards for
operation of the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (Act 2011-653, p. 1672, § 2.)...
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11-47-172
Section 11-47-172 Procedure for condemnation and appeal; asssessment of value, etc. (a) Whenever
the proprietor or proprietors or any of them of any of the lands necessary for any of the
purposes provided in Section 11-47-171 or necessary for opening new streets or widening old
streets and the mayor or other chief executive officer cannot agree on a price of said lands
or cannot agree as to the amount to be paid for changing the grade of any street, sidewalk,
or public place and whenever the proprietor or proprietors thereof shall be an infant, non
compos mentis, a nonresident, or unknown, then the mayor or other chief executive officer
shall apply to the clerk of the circuit court of the county for a writ of ad quod damnum to
be directed to the sheriff of the county, commanding him to summon three freeholders of the
county to appear before the sheriff on a day named, not less than two days from the date of
the writ, and to proceed under his direction to assess a value of the lands of...
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12-16-13
Section 12-16-13 Charges moved for by parties; appeals; general charges. Charges moved for
by either party must be in writing and must be given or refused in the terms in which they
are written, and it is the duty of the judge to write "given" or "refused,"
as the case may be, on the document and sign his name thereto, which thereby becomes a part
of the record. Charges which are marked "given" by the trial judge must be taken
by the jury with them on retirement, and those "refused" must be retained by the
clerk. The court shall, after the conclusion of his charge to the jury, read such written
charges as he has given for the parties in a clear and audible voice, saying to the jury,
"these are instructions given you by the court at the request of the plaintiff or defendant,
as the case may be, and are correct statements of the law to be taken by you in connection
with what has already been said to you." The refusal of a charge, though a correct statement
of the law, shall not be cause...
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15-12-1
Section 15-12-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) APPOINTED COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State
of Alabama who is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. (2) CONTRACT
COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, or a firm, association,
corporation, or partnership of lawyers so licensed, executing a contract for the provision
of indigent defense services. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense
Services. (4) INDIGENT DEFENDANT. Any person involved in a criminal or juvenile proceeding
in the trial or appellate courts of the state for which proceeding representation by counsel
is constitutionally required or is authorized or required by statute or court rule, including
parents of children during the termination of parental rights hearings, who under oath or
affirmation states that he or she is unable to pay for his or her...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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45-17-80.02
Section 45-17-80.02 Additional court costs - Domestic violence cases. In addition to all other
costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Colbert County, there
shall be levied and assessed a court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all cases in which
court costs are assessed which are determined by the judge to be domestic violence cases.
The clerk of each court shall collect the court costs and shall remit the proceeds monthly
to the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence after the deduction of one dollar ($1)
of the twenty-five dollar ($25) fee in each case. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
shall distribute the proceeds to domestic violence programs operating in Colbert County that
are in compliance with the standards for operation of the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic
Violence. (Act 2009-367, p. 692, §1; Act 2010-743, p. 1881, §1.)...
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45-2-84.02
Section 45-2-84.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) BALDWIN COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER. The entity, programs, or physical
structure which shall provide the programs or custodial care for eligible persons released
from custody prior to the adjudication of their case or sentenced to participate in programs
developed pursuant to this part after having been adjudicated and sentenced. (2) BALDWIN COUNTY
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FUND. A fund established in a local bank and supervised by either the
Baldwin County Commission, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, or the Baldwin County Pretrial
Release and Community Corrections Board for the deposit of all funds, from whatever source,
collected for the operation and supervision of the programs developed and operated pursuant
to this part. The agency superintending the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center shall
supervise and manage this account. Funds deposited into this...
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45-9-82.29
Section 45-9-82.29 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which
an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement
between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the
pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which
the district attorney will dispose of the charges against the offender in a noncriminal manner
or what charges the defendant will plead guilty to and the sentence the offender will receive.
If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular
offense and receives a specific sentence, this agreement concerning the offense and sentence
shall be approved by an appropriate Circuit or District Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit
prior to admission of the offender in the pretrial diversion program. The district attorney
may recommend that the court withhold adjudication of guilt or...
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