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15-13-128
Section 15-13-128 Form for bondsman's process. The following shall be substantially the form
to be used for a bondsman's process. BONDSMAN'S PROCESS STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ___. (or)
CITY OF ___. WHEREAS, the Sureties on the bail of the defendant _____, in case number _____,
have expressed their desire to surrender the defendant to the custody of _____ of (City or
County), Alabama, and such desire has been expressed to the clerk of the _____ Court of the
City/County of _____, Alabama, and, WHEREAS, the clerk has checked the records and case number
_____ is still pending and the defendant nor his or her sureties have been discharged of their
obligations, or the records of case number _____ reflect that the defendant has failed to
appear on the obligation of bail as required and a warrant has been issued for the arrest
of the defendant. NOW, THEREFORE, this document is issued, as required by law, and the document
gives the right to the Sureties (bondsmen) to arrest...
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15-13-132
Section 15-13-132 Conditional forfeiture notice to defendant and sureties. A notice of the
rendition of the judgment set forth in Section 15-13-131 shall be issued by the clerk of the
court and served according to the terms as established in this article within 90 days of the
court's conditional forfeiture order to the defendant and sureties. The notice may be in the
following form: STATE OF ALABAMA ___ (or City of ___) Defendant vs ___ County ___ Surety Case
No. ___ ___ Surety Charge: ___ Conditional Forfeiture Notice To: ___ ___ Court Defendant ___
___ Surety You are hereby notified that your name appears as a surety on the bond in the above
styled case. This case was called for trial on ___ (date) and the defendant was not present
to answer. Therefore, a conditional forfeiture of ___ dollars was entered against you. You
shall file a written response within 28 days after you...
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15-13-8
Section 15-13-8 Limitation on number of applications; appeals to Court of Criminal Appeals;
procedure upon order of Court of Criminal Appeals admitting defendant to bail. (a) When an
application for bail is made to any circuit judge and is refused, no subsequent application
can be made, but the evidence in such case may be preserved for review on application to the
Court of Criminal Appeals. (b) When an order is made by the Court of Criminal Appeals admitting
a defendant to bail, the order must fix the amount of bail required and direct the same to
be taken by the court to whom the primary application was made or by the sheriff of the county
in which the defendant is confined. When such bail is ordered to be taken by a judge, the
sheriff having the custody of the defendant must carry him before such judge for that purpose.
(Code 1852, §§3673-3675; Code 1867, §§4242, 4243; Code 1876, §§4850, 4851; Code 1886,
§§4413, 4414; Code 1896, §§4355, 4356; Code 1907, §§6335, 6336;...
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15-18-84
Section 15-18-84 Rearrest and execution of person escaping before execution. (a) If a condemned
person escapes after sentence and before his delivery to the warden from Holman prison and
is not rearrested until after the time fixed for execution, any person may arrest and commit
him to the jail of the county in which he was sentenced. Thereupon, the court by whom the
condemned was sentenced, on notice of such arrest being given by the sheriff, shall again
appoint a time for the execution, not less than 30 days from such appointment, which appointment
shall be by the clerk of said court immediately certified to the warden of Holman prison.
Such clerk shall place such certificate in the hands of the sheriff, who shall deliver the
same, together with the warrant for execution and the condemned person to the warden, who
shall receipt the sheriff for the same and proceed at the appointed time to carry the sentence
of death into execution as hereinabove provided. (b) If a condemned person...
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45-41-85
Section 45-41-85 Waiver of arraignment. (a) This section shall apply only to the 37th Judicial
Circuit of Alabama. (b) If a defendant in a criminal case pending in a court of competent
jurisdiction shall enter a written plea of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his
or her arraignment such plea shall constitute a waiver of his or her right to have an arraignment
at which he or she is present in person or at which he or she is represented by an attorney.
-(Act 83-569, p. 875, §§1, 2.)...
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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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12-21-225
Section 12-21-225 Testimony for state or defendant by convict. (a) The presiding judge of any
circuit court or district court having reason to believe that the testimony of any convict
serving a sentence in the penitentiary or to hard labor for the county is necessary in any
criminal prosecution for the state and that other evidence cannot be obtained on behalf of
the state may order a writ to be issued by the clerk, commanding the Board of Corrections
to have the convict before the court on a specified day to give testimony in the particular
case for the state. Moreover, upon the sworn petition of the defendant in a criminal prosecution
showing that a convict serving sentence in the penitentiary knows facts which would be beneficial
to him, the judge may, if he believes the ends of justice will be served thereby, order the
issuance of such a writ to secure the appearance of the convict to testify on behalf of the
defendant. The writ shall be served on the board at least one week...
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12-22-171
Section 12-22-171 Stay of sentence when question of law reserved and admission to bail - Misdemeanors.
When such question is reserved, in case of a misdemeanor, and it shall be made known to the
court that the defendant desires to take an appeal to the appropriate appellate court, judgment
must be entered on the conviction, but the execution thereof must be stayed pending the appeal.
In such case, the defendant may give bail, with sufficient sureties, conditioned that he will
appear and abide the judgment; failing to give such bail, he must be committed to jail, but
may give such bail at any time pending the appeal. (Code 1852, §754; Code 1867, §4305; Code
1876, §4981; Code 1886, §4512; Code 1896, §4319; Code 1907, §6250; Code 1923, §3243;
Code 1940, T. 15, §374.)...
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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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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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