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13A-5-53.1
Section 13A-5-53.1 Appeals of capital punishment. (a) Rule 32.2(c) of the Alabama Rules of
Criminal Procedure shall not apply to cases in which a criminal defendant is convicted of
capital murder and sentenced to death, and files a petition for post-conviction relief under
the grounds specified in Rule 32.1(a), (e), or (f) of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(b) Post-conviction remedies sought pursuant to Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure
in death penalty cases shall be pursued concurrently and simultaneously with the direct appeal
of a case in which the death penalty was imposed. In all cases where the defendant is deemed
indigent or as the trial judge deems appropriate, the trial court, within 30 days of the entry
of the order pronouncing the defendant's death sentence, shall appoint the defendant a separate
counsel for the purposes of post-conviction relief under this section. Appointed counsel shall
be compensated pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 15;...
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13A-12-57
Section 13A-12-57 Trial; defendant bound over. The court shall thereupon proceed to hear the
evidence in the case, and, if probable cause is shown for believing said parties or any of
them to be guilty, he shall bind them over under proper bond to await the action of the grand
jury in accordance with the laws of the state as prescribed in preliminary examinations before
courts authorized by law to conduct preliminary examinations, and all rules of procedure applicable
to such preliminary examinations shall be likewise applicable to proceedings under this division.
(Acts 1909, No. 193, p. 183; Code 1923, §4289; Code 1940, T. 14, §301; Code 1975, §13-7-98.)...
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15-17-5
Section 15-17-5 Grounds for granting new trials; costs thereof. (a) On motion filed within
30 days from entry of judgment, a new trial may be granted for the following grounds: (1)
Irregularity in the proceedings of the court, jury or state or any order of court or abuse
of discretion by which the defendant was prevented from having a fair trial; (2) Misconduct
of the jury or state; (3) Accident or surprise which ordinary prudence could not have guarded
against; (4) That the verdict or decision is not sustained beyond a reasonable doubt or is
contrary to law; (5) Newly discovered evidence, material for the party applying, which he
could not with reasonable diligence have discovered and produced at the trial; and (6) Error
of law occurring at the trial properly preserved by the party making the application. (b)
The court, in granting new trials, may allow the same at the costs of the party applying therefor
or in the costs abiding the event of the case, or a portion of the costs, as the...
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6-5-155.5
Section 6-5-155.5 Motion for preliminary injunction; consolidation of trial with hearing on
motion; other equitable relief. (a) Upon a filing of a motion for a preliminary injunction
to abate the drug-related nuisance, the plaintiff shall be entitled to a hearing on the motion
within 10 business days of the filing. If it appears by affidavit or otherwise, that there
is a substantial likelihood that the plaintiff will be able to prove a drug-related nuisance
by a preponderance of evidence, the circuit court may issue a preliminary injunction and grant
other relief as the court may deem to be appropriate, including those remedies provided by
Section 6-5-156.3. (b) When appropriate, the court shall order the trial of the action on
the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the motion for a preliminary
injunction. (c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the application for or the
granting of a temporary restraining order or other equitable relief provided by...
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12-14-70
Section 12-14-70 Appeals to circuit courts from judgments of municipal courts and proceedings
thereon. (a) All appeals from judgments of municipal courts shall be to the circuit court
of the circuit in which the violation occurred for trial de novo. (b) The municipality may
appeal within 60 days, without bond, from a judgment of the municipal court holding an ordinance
invalid. (c) A defendant may appeal in any case within 14 days from the entry of judgment
by filing notice of appeal and giving bond, with or without surety, approved by the court
or the clerk in an amount not more than twice the amount of the fine and costs, as fixed by
the court, or in the event no fine is levied the bond shall be in an amount not to exceed
$1,000.00, as fixed by the court, conditioned upon the defendant's appearance before the circuit
court. The municipal court may waive appearance bond upon satisfactory showing that the defendant
is indigent or otherwise unable to provide a surety bond. If an appeal...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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15-12-5
Section 15-12-5 Determination of indigency and provision of defense services. (a) Judicial
role in determining indigency. The trial judge shall determine, in accordance with the policies
and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, if a person in his
or her court is an indigent defendant, any time appropriate or necessary. Upon appeal from
the trial court to the state appellate court, the trial judge who presided over the proceedings
on appeal shall determine if the appellant is an indigent defendant in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. If an indigency
determination is necessary in any proceeding initiated originally in a state appellate court
, the presiding judge or chief justice of the appellate court shall determine if the appellant
or petitioner is an indigent defendant. (b) Criteria for determining indigency. In determining
indigency, the judge shall recognize ability to pay as a variable...
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15-14-2
Section 15-14-2 Defendant not to be tried until case on docket one day. No person shall be
tried on an indictment presented by the grand jury until at least one entire day after the
case has been placed upon the trial docket of the court, except with the consent of the defendant.
This section shall not apply to cases where an indictment has been quashed or demurrer sustained
thereto and a new indictment for identical offense is returned on the same day. (Acts 1919,
No. 119, p. 104; Code 1923, §5566; Code 1940, T. 15, §317.)...
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15-2-20
Section 15-2-20 Application; appeal from denial; when defendant's personal presence unnecessary.
(a) Any person charged with an indictable offense may have his trial removed to another county,
on making application to the court, setting forth specifically the reasons why he cannot have
a fair and impartial trial in the county in which the indictment is found. The application
must be sworn to by him and must be made as early as practicable before the trial, or it may
be made after conviction upon a new trial being granted. (b) The refusal of such application
may, after final judgment, be reviewed and revised on appeal, and the Supreme Court or Court
of Criminal Appeals shall reverse and remand or enter such judgment on the application as
it may deem right without any presumption in favor of the judgment or ruling of the lower
court on such application. (c) If the defendant is in confinement, the application may be
heard and determined without the personal presence of the defendant in...
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12-21-140
Section 12-21-140 Motion to exclude answer unnecessary. Where there is an objection to a question
propounded to a witness in the trial of any case and the objection is overruled, it shall
not be necessary to make a motion to exclude the answer of the witness in order to put the
court in error on its ruling on such objection. (Acts 1927, No. 550, p. 636; Code 1940, T.
7, §446.)...
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