15-10-40
Section 15-10-40 Issuance by clerk, district attorney or judge. A writ of arrest must be issued
by the clerk forthwith after the finding of the indictment against each defendant who is not
in actual custody, who has not been bailed, whose undertaking of bail has been declared forfeited
or when an order is made by the judge presiding when the indictment is returned by the grand
jury commanding that writ of arrest issue; or it may be issued without order of court by the
district attorney of the circuit or by any circuit judge. But if the defendant is in actual
custody, he shall be held by virtue of the indictment and no writ of arrest need be issued,
unless it is so ordered by the judge presiding when the indictment is found. (Code 1852, §601;
Code 1867, §4153; Code 1876, §4826; Code 1886, §4396; Code 1896, §5252; Code 1907, §6284;
Code 1923, §3278; Acts 1931, No. 556, p. 652; Code 1940, T. 15, §169.)...
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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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15-15-20.1
Section 15-15-20.1 Non-capital felony offense. (a) In any criminal proceeding for a non-capital
felony offense commenced by complaint, the defendant may give written notice three days after
his or her arrest to a judge of the district or circuit court of the county having jurisdiction
of the offense charged that the defendant desires to plead guilty as charged or as a youthful
offender upon the granting of youthful offender status. (b) Upon receipt of the written notice
from the defendant stating his or her desire to plead guilty, the court shall direct the district
attorney to prefer and file an information against the defendant. The information shall be
made under oath of the district attorney or a witness, and shall accuse the defendant with
the same specificity as required in an indictment of the offense or offenses for which the
defendant is charged. This section shall not be construed to preclude the district attorney
from amending or dismissing a pending charge against a...
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15-13-105
Section 15-13-105 Order of bail in warrantless arrest cases. In cases where a defendant is
arrested without a warrant and taken into custody and there is no standard bail schedule prescribed
by the presiding judge of the court of jurisdiction for the amounts of bail for such arrests
without warrants, then the arresting officer shall, as soon as possible, contact a judicial
officer for an order of bail. If the arresting officer is unable to contact the judicial officer
having jurisdiction of the case, the arresting officer may contact any judicial officer having
the authority to set bail in that judicial circuit to issue the order of bail. If no judicial
officer has issued an order of bail within 24 hours of the arrest of defendant, then the bail
shall be set by operation of law and the amount of bail shall be that amount prescribed as
the minimum amount established by the bail schedule adopted by Supreme Court rule. Provided,
however, in violation and misdemeanor cases the minimum...
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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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11-45-9.1
schedule of fines; additional penalty for failure to appear; disposition of fines. (a) By ordinance,
the governing body of any municipality may authorize any law enforcement officer of a municipality
or any law enforcement officer of the state, in lieu of placing persons under custodial arrest,
to issue a summons and complaint to any person charged with violating any municipal littering
ordinance; municipal ordinance which prohibits animals from running at large, which shall
include leash laws and rabies control laws; or any Class C misdemeanor or violation
not involving violence, threat of violence or alcohol or drugs. (b) Such summons and complaint
shall be on a form approved by the governing body of the municipality and shall contain the
name of the court; the name of the defendant; a description of the offense, including the
municipal ordinance number; the date and time of the offense; the place of the offense; signature
of the officer issuing the citation; the scheduled...
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15-13-7
Section 15-13-7 Amount to be endorsed on writ of arrest. When a writ of arrest is issued upon
an indictment, the clerk issuing the writ must endorse thereon an order to the sheriff to
take bail of the defendant in the amount fixed by the judge and endorsed by him on the indictment.
(Code 1897, §4352; Code 1907, §6332; Code 1923, §3365; Code 1940, T. 15, §190; Acts 1949,
No. 199, p. 230.)...
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15-16-22
Section 15-16-22 Duty of judge to order examination of defendant in capital cases; observation
and examination of defendant by commission on lunacy; report by commission; order of clerk
of court; expenses of removal of defendant. (a) Whenever it shall be made known to the presiding
judge of a court by which an indictment has been returned against a defendant for a capital
offense, that there is reasonable ground to believe that such defendant may presently lack
the capacity to proceed or continue to trial, as defined in Section 22-52-30, or whenever
said judge receives notice that the defense of said defendant may proceed on the basis of
mental disease or defect as a defense to criminal responsibility; it shall be the duty of
the presiding judge to forthwith order that such defendant be committed to the Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for examination by one or more mental health professionals
appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Mental...
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12-22-222
Section 12-22-222 Stay of proceedings on judgment; admission of defendant to bail; proceedings
on failure to appear. (a) If the defendant is in the custody of the sheriff and the order
allowing the writ directs a stay of proceedings on the judgment, the sheriff must, on being
served with the clerk's certificate that the order has been filed and with a copy of the order,
keep and detain the defendant in his custody, without executing the sentence which may have
been passed on his conviction, to abide the judgment that may be entered on the writ of error.
(b) If the conviction is for an offense which is not punished capitally or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 10 years, the judge or court must also direct the clerk of the court
in which conviction was had to admit the defendant to bail in a sum which may be prescribed
by the court, with sufficient sureties, conditioned for his appearance at the next session
of the court in which the conviction was had and, from session to...
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15-4-9
Section 15-4-9 Issuance and execution of arrest warrant for accused; appearance of accused
before judge. (a) If a jury summoned under this chapter finds that the deceased came to his
death by the act of another by unlawful means, the coroner may issue a warrant of arrest for
such person, which may be executed in the same manner as provided in Chapter 7 of this title.
(b) When arrested, the person must be brought before the district court of the county in which
the inquest was held, and the district court judge must proceed to examine the charge and
commit, bail or discharge the defendant as upon a warrant of arrest under the provisions of
such chapter. (Code 1852, §819; Code 1867, §4370; Code 1876, §3998; Code 1886, §4809;
Code 1896, §4932; Code 1907, §7170; Code 1923, §4565; Code 1940, T. 15, §84.)...
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