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12-13-17
Section 12-13-17 Liability of sheriff, deputies, etc., for failure to make money on or return
execution issued by probate court, etc. For a failure to make money on or for failing to return
any execution issued from or returnable to the probate court or for not paying over money
collected on such execution, the sheriff, coroner or other officer and his sureties are liable
to the same penalties and judgments as in like cases in the circuit court, the proceedings
to be instituted and conducted in the probate court in the same manner as in the circuit court,
either party having the right, on request, to a trial of all questions of fact by a jury,
and an appeal from the judgment entered may be taken to the circuit or Supreme Court. (Code
1852, §681; Code 1867, §806; Code 1876, §711; Code 1886, §800; Code 1896, §3379; Code
1907, §5437; Code 1923, §9599; Code 1940, T. 13, §308.)...
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12-16-173
Section 12-16-173 Reversal of criminal cases appealed to Court of Criminal Appeals on ground
of defect in administration of oath to grand or petit juries. No criminal case taken by appeal
to the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be reversed because of any defect in the administration
of the oath to any grand or petit jury, unless the record in the case discloses the fact that
some objection was taken in the court below during the progress of the trial, based on such
defect. (Code 1886, §4329; Code 1896, §5014; Code 1907, §7274; Code 1923, §8609; Code
1940, T. 30, §59.)...
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26-1-2
Section 26-1-2 Durable power of attorney; appointment by court of guardian, etc., subsequent
to execution of durable power of attorney; effect of death of principal upon agency relationship;
affidavit by person exercising power of attorney as to lack of knowledge of revocation, etc.;
health care power of attorney. (a) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which
a principal designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing
contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (b) All acts done by an
attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any...
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26-2-53
Section 26-2-53 Revocation of guardianship or conservatorship - Upon application by person
ascertained to be incapacitated - Conduct of hearing or trial upon contested application;
entry of decree revoking guardianship or conservatorship, etc., where application not contested.
If the guardian or conservator or the person at whose instance the inquisition was had and
taken appears and, in writing, denies the allegations of the application, the court must appoint
a day for the trial of such contest, not more than 10 days thereafter, and must cause a jury
to be summoned in the manner provided by Section 12-16-78 for the trial thereof, and proceedings
must be had as upon the original inquisition. If there be no contest of the allegations of
the application and the court is satisfied of the truth thereof, a decree must be entered
revoking the proceedings on the inquisition and the guardianship or conservatorship and declaring
that the ward must be restored to the custody and management of...
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13A-5-46
Section 13A-5-46 Sentence hearing - Conducted before jury unless waived; trial jury to sit
unless impossible or impracticable; separation of jury; instructions to jury; advisory verdicts;
vote required; mistrial; waiver of right to advisory verdict. (a) Unless both parties with
the consent of the court waive the right to have the sentence hearing conducted before a jury
as provided in Section 13A-5-44(c), it shall be conducted before a jury which shall return
a verdict as provided by subsection (e) of this section. If both parties with the consent
of the court waive the right to have the hearing conducted before a jury, the trial judge
shall proceed to determine sentence without a verdict from a jury. Otherwise, the hearing
shall be conducted before a jury as provided in the remaining subsections of this section.
(b) If the defendant was tried and convicted by a jury, the sentence hearing shall be conducted
before that same jury unless it is impossible or impracticable to do so. If it...
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15-2-25
Section 15-2-25 Duty of clerk of court to forward case materials. When an order for the removal
of a trial is made, the clerk of court must make out a transcript of all the entries, orders
and proceedings in the case, including the organization of the grand jury, the indictment,
the endorsements thereon, all the entries relating thereto, the undertakings or recognizances
of the defendant, all the orders and judgments thereon and the order for the removal of the
trial. He must attach his certificate thereto and forward the package under seal by a special
messenger, by express, by registered or certified mail or deliver it in person to the clerk
of the court to which the trial is ordered to be removed. He must also enclose in the package
and forward or deliver in the same manner the original subpoenas in the case. (Code 1852,
§657; Code 1867, §4209; Code 1876, §4914; Code 1886, §4488; Code 1896, §5312; Code 1907,
§7854; Code 1923, §5583; Code 1940, T. 15, §271.)...
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31-2A-51
Section 31-2A-51 (Article 51.) Voting and rulings. (a) Voting by members of a general or special
court-martial on the findings and on the sentence shall be by secret written ballot. The junior
member of the court shall count the votes. The count shall be checked by the president, who
shall forthwith announce the result of the ballot to the members of the court. (b) The military
judge shall rule upon all questions of law and all interlocutory questions arising during
the proceedings. Any such ruling made by the military judge upon any question of law or any
interlocutory question other than the factual issue of mental responsibility of the accused
is final and constitutes the ruling of the court. However, the military judge may change the
ruling at any time during the trial. Unless the ruling is final, if any member objects thereto,
the court shall be cleared and closed and the question decided by a voice vote as provided
in Section 31-2A-52 (Article 52), beginning with the junior in...
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36-11-14
Section 36-11-14 Proceedings in circuit court - When case stands for trial; conduct of trial
generally; right to jury trial. When the information is filed in the circuit court, if the
summons is served 20 days before the day specified in the order, such case shall stand for
trial on that day; and, if the summons is served less than 20 days before the day specified
in the order, then the court shall on the day specified in the order make an order setting
another day on which the defendant shall answer the information and the case stand for trial.
The case shall have precedence and priority over all other business in such court and, shall
be proceeded with in all respects as civil actions are conducted, with the right to either
party to except to the rulings of the court and to reserve such exceptions as in civil actions.
The defendant shall be entitled to a trial by jury on any issue of fact, whenever he demands
the same. (Code 1876, §4057; Code 1886, §4829; Code 1896, §4875; Code...
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6-6-294
Section 6-6-294 Retention of possession for one year by defendant if crop planted or growing
upon filing bond; force and effect of bond. (a) If the defendant has a crop planted or growing
on the premises and the court or jury finds for the plaintiff, they must also ascertain the
rental value of the premises during the current year, and no writ of possession can be issued
until the expiration of the year if the defendant executes a bond in double the amount of
such rent payable to the plaintiff, with surety approved by the clerk, conditioned to pay
the rent so assessed at the expiration of the year. (b) The bond must be filed in the office
of the clerk and, if the rent is not paid at the expiration of the year, has the force and
effect of a judgment; and thereon, execution for the amount of the rent must issue against
all the obligors or such of them as may be living. (Code 1852, §§2199, 2200; Code 1867,
§§2600, 2601; Code 1876, §§2949, 2950; Code 1886, §§2712, 2713; Code 1896,...
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12-19-47
Section 12-19-47 Liability for receiving unauthorized fees - Probate judges. (a) Any probate
judge who knowingly receives any other or higher fees than are allowed by law shall forfeit
$50.00, to be recovered in the name of the person aggrieved. Such sum, if recovered by a personal
representative or guardian, shall be assets of the estate. This penalty shall be no bar to
an indictment for extortion. (b) Any probate judge who corruptly receives any fee or item
of costs not authorized by law must, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more
than $500.00, and the grand jury must present an indictment, if justified by the evidence.
Upon such conviction, the office shall be vacated and the fact of such conviction shall be
certified to the Governor by the presiding judge. (Code 1852, §§3066, 3068; Code 1867, §§3537,
3539; Code 1876, §§5020, 5022; Code 1886, §§3680, 3927; Code 1896, §§1368, 5104; Code
1907, §§3708, 5104; Code 1923, §§5047, 7270; Code 1940, T. 11,...
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