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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15-18-80
Section 15-18-80 Issuance and delivery of warrant for execution; delivery of condemned person;
return of receipt; compensation of sheriff. (a) Whenever any person is sentenced to death,
the clerk of the court in which the sentence is pronounced shall, within 10 days after sentence
has been pronounced, issue a warrant under the seal of the court for the execution of the
sentence of death, which warrant shall recite the fact of conviction, setting forth specifically
the offense, the judgment of the court and the time fixed for his execution, and which shall
be directed to the warden of the William C. Holman unit of the prison system at Atmore, commanding
him to proceed, at the time and place named in the sentence, to carry the same into execution,
as provided in Section 15-18-82, and the clerk shall deliver such warrant to the sheriff of
the county in which such judgment of conviction was had, to be by him delivered to the said
warden, together with the condemned person as provided in...
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15-22-50
Section 15-22-50 Authority of circuit and district courts to suspend sentence and place convicted
person on probation. Circuit courts and district courts, subject to the provisions and conditions
hereinafter provided, may suspend execution of sentence and place on probation any person
convicted of a crime in any court exercising criminal jurisdiction. The defendant shall not
be permitted to waive placement on probation by the sentencing court. The court shall have
no power to suspend the execution of sentence imposed upon any person who has been found guilty
and whose punishment is fixed at death or imprisonment in the penitentiary for more than 15
years. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the court, after a plea of guilty, after
the returning of a verdict of guilty by the jury or after the entry of a judgment of guilty
by the court, may suspend execution of sentence and place the defendant on probation, or may
impose a fine within the limits fixed by law and also place the...
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28-4-279
Section 28-4-279 Forfeiture and condemnation proceedings in circuit courts. A search warrant
may be issued by any judge of a circuit court, and on the return of the warrant, the same
proceedings may be had before the judge sitting as a court as are prescribed in this article
for the trial before district court judges issuing said warrants. Any defendant to the warrant
in such circuit court may have a jury trial upon demanding the same at the time he files his
verified answer and claim. (Acts 1909, No. 191, p. 63; Acts 1915, No. 2, p. 8; Code 1923,
§4766; Code 1940, T. 29, §235.)...
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43-2-296
Section 43-2-296 Trial. On the day specified in the citation, or after publication as required,
or on any day thereafter to which the hearing may be continued, the court must proceed to
hear the evidence, and may, in its discretion, examine the parties; and when the application
charges embezzlement, waste or any other maladministration of the estate, either party is
entitled to a trial by jury. (Code 1852, §§1703, 1704; Code 1867, §§2024, 2025; Code 1876,
§§2393, 2394; Code 1886, §2050; Code 1896, §97; Code 1907, §2571; Code 1923, §5794;
Code 1940, T. 61, §184.)...
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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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12-16-7
Section 12-16-7 Duty of juror to declare personal knowledge as to fact in controversy during
trial and proceedings upon such declaration; proceedings upon declaration of fact by juror
during retirement of jury. If a juror has personal knowledge respecting any fact in controversy,
he must declare it in open court during the trial; and, if during the retirement of the jury
a juror declares a fact as of his own knowledge which could be evidence in the case, the jury
must forthwith return into court and such juror must, in either case, be sworn and examined
as a witness in the presence of the parties. (Code 1852, §648; Code 1867, §4200; Code 1876,
§4905; Code 1886, §4475; Code 1896, §5299; Code 1907, §7896; Code 1923, §5634; Code 1940,
T. 30, §7.)...
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26-2A-135
Section 26-2A-135 Procedure concerning hearing and order on original petition. (a) Upon receipt
of a petition for appointment of a conservator or other protective order because of minority,
the court shall set a date for hearing. If the court determines at any time in the proceeding
that the interests of the minor are or may be inadequately represented, it may appoint an
attorney to represent the minor, giving consideration to the choice of the minor if 14 or
more years of age. An attorney appointed by the court to represent a minor may be granted
the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. (b) Upon receipt of a petition for appointment
of a conservator or other protective order for reasons other than minority, the court shall
set a date for hearing. Unless the person to be protected has chosen counsel, the court shall
appoint an attorney to represent the person who may be granted the powers and duties of a
guardian ad litem. If the alleged disability is mental illness, mental...
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6-5-549
Section 6-5-549 Standard of proof shall be proof by substantial evidence; scintilla rule of
evidence abolished; instruction to jury. In any action for injury or damages or wrongful death,
whether in contract or in tort, against a health care provider based on a breach of the standard
of care, the minimum standard of proof required to test the sufficiency of the evidence to
support any issue of fact shall be proof by substantial evidence. In all such actions, whether
arising in tort or in contract, the scintilla rule of evidence is abolished. In all pleadings
or motions filed in such actions testing the sufficiency of the evidence to support an issue
of fact, including, but not limited to, motions for summary judgment, motions for directed
verdict, motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and any other such motions or pleadings
respecting the sufficiency of the evidence, the standard of proof required shall be proof
by substantial evidence. In the case of a jury trial, the jury...
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15-27-5
Section 15-27-5 Objections; hearing; ruling. (a) If the prosecuting authority or victim files
an objection to the granting of a petition under this chapter, the court having jurisdiction
over the matter shall set a date for a hearing no sooner than 14 days from the filing of the
objection. The court shall notify the prosecuting authority and the petitioner of the hearing
date. In the discretion of the court, the court shall consider the following factors: (1)
Nature and seriousness of the offense committed. (2) Circumstances under which the offense
occurred. (3) Date of the offense. (4) Age of the person when the offense was committed. (5)
Whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident. (6) Other conditions which may have
contributed to the offense. (7) An available probation or parole record, report, or recommendation.
(8) Whether the offense was dismissed or nolle prossed as part of a negotiated plea agreement
and the petitioner plead guilty to another related or lesser...
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