36-11-10
Section 36-11-10 Proceedings in Supreme Court - Summoning and examination of witnesses generally;
appointment and duties of examiners; conduct of trial. In all original proceedings commenced
under this chapter in the Supreme Court, either party shall have compulsory process to compel
the attendance of witnesses, to be issued by the clerk of the court and served by the marshal
of the court or by any sheriff of the state. Such witnesses shall be sworn and examined on
the trial in open court. The examination of such witnesses shall be conducted and defaulting
witnesses shall be subject to similar proceedings and penalties as in criminal cases in the
circuit court; but, on the written consent of the defendant, the court or a justice thereof,
in term time or vacation, may appoint one or more examiners, whose duty it shall be, jointly
or severally, as may be directed in the order of appointment, to take and certify by such
day as may be fixed in the order of appointment the evidence against...
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6-6-286
Section 6-6-286 Proceedings upon defendant's suggestion of adverse possession. (a) When an
action is commenced to recover land or the possession thereof, the defendant may, at any time
before the trial, suggest upon the record that he, and those whose possession he has, have,
for three years next before the commencement of the action, had adverse possession thereof,
which must be construed to mean the same character of possession as will put in operation
the statute of limitations. In such case, if the jury finds for the plaintiff, it must also
ascertain by its verdict whether such suggestion is true or false. If the jury finds it to
be false, it must return a verdict for the damages as in ordinary cases. If the jury finds
it to be true, it must assess the value, at the time of trial, of the permanent improvements
made by the defendant, or those whose estate he has, and also ascertain by its verdict the
value of the lands and of the use and occupation thereof, not including the...
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12-22-194
Section 12-22-194 Report on financial condition of petitioner. The trial court, either before,
after or during said hearing, may designate a probation officer of the court or may designate
the county Department of Human Resources to make inquiry and ascertain facts concerning the
financial condition and ability of defendant or petitioner, and it shall be the duty of such
agencies to investigate and file a written report of its findings with the trial judge. Such
report shall state with certainty any and all sources from which the defendant or petitioner
could be expected to obtain financial aid to pay such fees. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 62,
p. 1930, §5; Acts 1963, No. 525, p. 1129, §5.)...
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22-52-15
Section 22-52-15 Appeals. An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a petition
seeking to commit a respondent to the custody of the department or designated mental health
facility as the court may order lies to the circuit court for trial de novo unless the probate
judge who granted the petition was learned in the law, in which case the appeal lies to the
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on the record. Notice of appeal shall be given in writing to
the probate judge within five days after the respondent has received actual notice of the
granting of the petition and shall be accompanied by security for costs, to be approved by
the probate judge, unless the probate judge finds that the respondent is indigent, in which
case no security for costs shall be required. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate
judge shall determine and enter an order setting forth the limitations to be placed upon the
liberty of the respondent pending the appeal. Upon the filing of a notice...
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12-21-246
Section 12-21-246 Subpoena of witnesses - Execution. (a) In criminal cases, at the request
of the state, or the defendant or the defendant's attorney, the clerk of the court must issue
subpoenas for witnesses whose address shall be given by the person requesting the subpoena,
specifying therein the time and place for their appearance, the title of the case and at whose
instance the witness is summoned, and commanding the witness to appear in conformity therewith
and give testimony. (b) No subpoena shall issue for a witness residing more than 100 miles
from the place of trial, computed by the route usually traveled, unless the person requesting
the subpoena makes affidavit that the personal attendance of the witness is necessary to a
proper decision of the case and that the deposition of the witness would be insufficient for
that purpose, and the fact that such affidavit has been made must be endorsed by the clerk
upon the subpoena. (c) A subpoena issued under this section shall be...
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15-12-23
Section 15-12-23 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Post-conviction proceedings. (a)
In proceedings filed in the district or circuit court involving the life and liberty of those
charged with or convicted of serious criminal offenses including proceedings for habeas corpus
or other post-conviction remedies, the trial or presiding judge or chief justice of the court
in which the proceedings may be commenced or pending may appoint counsel through an indigent
defense system approved by the office to represent and assist indigent defendants if it appears
to the court that the indigent defendant is unable financially or otherwise to obtain the
assistance of counsel and desires the assistance of counsel and it further appears that counsel
is necessary in the opinion of the judge to assert or protect the right of the indigent defendant.
(b) In proceedings filed in the district or circuit court involving the life and liberty of
those persons charged or adjudicated for juvenile offenses...
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15-23-69
Section 15-23-69 Testimony concerning information about victim; information about victim in
court file. (a) Based upon the reasonable apprehension of the victim of acts or threats of
physical violence or intimidation by the defendant, the family of the defendant, or by anyone
at the direction of the defendant, against the victim or the immediate family of the victim,
the prosecutor may petition the court to direct that the victim or any other witness not be
compelled to testify during pre-trial proceedings or to any trial, facts that could divulge
the identity, residence, or place of employment of the victim, or other related information
without consent of the victim unless necessary to the prosecution of the criminal proceeding.
If the court schedules a hearing on the merits of the petition, it shall be held in camera.
(b) The address, phone number, place of employment, and other related information about the
victim contained in the court file shall not be public record. (Acts 1995,...
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15-12-22
Section 15-12-22 Appointment and compensation of counsel - Appeals. (a) In all criminal cases
wherein an indigent defendant has an appeal which lies directly to an appellate court and
the indigent defendant expresses his or her desire to appeal, the court shall cause to be
entered upon its minutes a recital of notice of appeal. (b) If it appears that the indigent
defendant desires to appeal and is unable financially or otherwise to obtain the assistance
of counsel on appeal and the indigent defendant expresses the desire for assistance of counsel,
the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent and assist the indigent defendant on appeal,
through the indigent defense system for such cases. The presiding judge of the court to which
the appeal is taken shall have authority to appoint counsel through the indigent defense system
for such cases in the event the trial court fails to appoint and in the event it becomes necessary
to further provide for counsel. It shall be the duty of the...
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26-17-636
Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support;
cost, fees, and expenses. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged
or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage
must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for
genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred
in a proceeding under this article, subject to the following rules: (1) Parties to proceedings
under this chapter should pay the fees and expenses of retained counsel, expert witnesses,
guardians ad litem, the costs of appropriate tests and other costs of the trial as they may,
themselves, incur. The court may order reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, guardian
ad litem fees, costs of appropriate tests and other costs of...
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36-11-21
Section 36-11-21 Fees and compensation of witnesses generally; statement to be filed by examiner
as to fees and compensation to which witnesses entitled; payment of fees and compensation
of state witnesses before Supreme Court when proceedings instituted on information of Attorney
General. Witnesses in impeachment cases are entitled to the same fees and compensation as
witnesses in civil cases in the circuit court, to be certified in the same manner and taxed
and collected as costs. The examiner must file with his return a statement showing the names
of witnesses examined by each party and the fees and compensation to which they are entitled.
When the proceeding is upon the information of the Attorney General, the fees of witnesses
on the part of the state attending before the Supreme Court must be paid out of the treasury
on warrant of the Comptroller, drawn upon the certificate of the clerk showing the fees and
compensation to which the witness is entitled and the approval of the...
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