13A-5-45
Section 13A-5-45 Sentence hearing - Delay; statements and arguments; admissibility of evidence;
burden of proof; mitigating and aggravating circumstances. (a) Upon conviction of a defendant
for a capital offense, the trial court shall conduct a separate sentence hearing to determine
whether the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole or to death.
The sentence hearing shall be conducted as soon as practicable after the defendant is convicted.
Provided, however, if the sentence hearing is to be conducted before the trial judge without
a jury or before the trial judge and a jury other than the trial jury, as provided elsewhere
in this article, the trial court with the consent of both parties may delay the sentence hearing
until it has received the pre-sentence investigation report specified in Section 13A-5-47(b).
Otherwise, the sentence hearing shall not be delayed pending receipt of the pre-sentence investigation
report. (b) The state and the defendant shall be...
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13A-5-47
Section 13A-5-47 Determination of sentence by court; presentation of arguments on aggravating
and mitigating circumstances; court to enter written findings. (a) After the sentence hearing
has been conducted, and after the jury has returned a verdict, or after such a verdict has
been waived as provided in Section 13A-5-46(a) or Section 13A-5-46(g), the trial court shall
impose sentence. Where the jury has returned a verdict of death, the court shall sentence
the defendant to death. Where a sentence of death is not returned by the jury, the court shall
sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole. This code section shall not affect
a trial court's power to sentence in accordance with a guilty plea. (b) Where the sentencing
jury is waived pursuant to Section 13A-5-44 and before imposing sentence the trial court shall
permit the parties to present arguments concerning the existence of aggravating and mitigating
circumstances and the proper sentence to be imposed in the case....
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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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13A-5-53
Section 13A-5-53 Appellate review of death sentence; scope; remand; specific determinations
to be made by court; authority of court following review. (a) In any case in which the death
penalty is imposed, in addition to reviewing the case for any error involving the conviction,
the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, subject to review by the Alabama Supreme Court, shall
also review the propriety of the death sentence. This review shall include the determination
of whether any error adversely affecting the rights of the defendant was made in the sentence
proceedings, whether the trial court's findings concerning the aggravating and mitigating
circumstances were supported by the evidence, and whether death was the proper sentence in
the case. If the court determines that an error adversely affecting the rights of the defendant
was made in the sentence proceedings or that one or more of the trial court's findings concerning
aggravating and mitigating circumstances were not supported by the...
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13A-5-43
Section 13A-5-43 Trial of capital offenses; discharge of defendant; lesser included offenses;
sentencing. (a) In the trial of a capital offense the jury shall first hear all the admissible
evidence offered on the charge or charges against the defendant. It shall then determine whether
the defendant is guilty of the capital offense or offenses with which he is charged or of
any lesser included offense or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41. (b) If the
defendant is found not guilty of the capital offense or offenses with which he is charged,
and not guilty of any lesser included offense or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41,
the defendant shall be discharged. (c) If the defendant is found not guilty of the capital
offense or offenses with which he is charged, and is found guilty of a lesser included offense
or offenses considered pursuant to Section 13A-5-41, sentence shall be determined and imposed
as provided by law. (d) If the defendant is found guilty of a...
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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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15-22-54
Section 15-22-54 Period of probation; termination of probation; violation of terms of probation;
sanctions. (a) The period of probation or suspension of execution of sentence shall be determined
by the court and shall not be waived by the defendant, and the period of probation or suspension
may be continued, extended, or terminated. However, except as provided in Section 32-5A-191
relating to ignition interlock requirements, in no case shall the maximum probation period
of a defendant guilty of a misdemeanor exceed two years, nor shall the maximum probation period
of a defendant guilty of a felony exceed five years, except as provided in Section 13A-8-2.1.
When the conditions of probation or suspension of sentence are fulfilled, the court shall,
by order duly entered on its minutes, discharge the defendant. (b) The court granting probation,
upon the recommendation of the officer supervising the probationer, may terminate all authority
and supervision over the probationer prior to the...
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15-22-24
Section 15-22-24 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties retirement of parole officers; representation
of applicant by state official; supervision and treatment; training requirements. (a) The
Board of Pardons and Paroles, hereinafter referred to as "the board," shall be charged
with the duty of determining, through use of a validated risk and needs assessment as defined
in Section 12-25-32, what prisoners serving sentences in the jails and prisons of the State
of Alabama may be released on parole and when and under what conditions. Such board shall
also be charged with the duty of supervising all prisoners released on parole from the jails
or prisons of the state and of lending its assistance to the courts in the supervision of
all prisoners placed on probation by courts exercising criminal jurisdiction and making such
investigations as may be necessary in connection therewith, of implementing the use of validated
risk and needs assessments as defined in Section 12-25-32 by probation...
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45-36-232.28
Section 45-36-232.28 Release pending trial; conditions; order; notice. (a) Any person in Jackson
County charged with an offense, at his or her appearance before a judicial officer, may be
ordered released pending trial on his or her personal recognizance or upon the execution of
an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the judicial officer, unless the judicial
officer determines, in the exercise of his or her discretion, that such a release will not
reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required. When such a determination is made,
the judicial officer, either in lieu of or in addition to the above methods of release, shall
impose the first of the following conditions of release which will reasonably assure the appearance
of the person for trial or, if no single condition gives that assurance, any combination of
the following conditions: (1) Place the person in the custody of a designated person agreeing
to supervise him or her. (2) Place restrictions on the...
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45-49-235.08
Section 45-49-235.08 Release pending trial; conditions; order; notice. (a) Any person charged
with an offense, at his or her appearance before a judicial officer, may be ordered released
pending trial on his or her personal recognizance or upon the execution of an unsecured appearance
bond in an amount specified by the judicial officer, unless the judicial officer determines,
in the exercise of his or her discretion, that such a release will not reasonably assure the
required appearance of such person. When such a determination is made, the judicial officer,
either in lieu of, or in addition to, the above method of release, shall impose the first
of the following conditions of release which will reasonably assure the appearance of the
person for trial or, if no single condition gives that assurance, any combination of the following
conditions: (1) Place the person in the custody of a designated person who agrees to supervise
him or her. (2) Place restrictions on the travel,...
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