15-11-6
Section 15-11-6 Examination of complainant and witnesses. The court before whom any person
is brought charged with a public offense must examine the complainant and the witnesses for
the prosecution on oath, as soon as may be, in the presence of the defendant, and, after the
testimony for the prosecution is heard, the witnesses for the defendant must be sworn and
examined. (Code 1852, §458; Code 1867, §4007; Code 1876, §4677; Code 1886, §4284; Code
1896, §5233; Code 1907, §7598; Code 1923, §5231; Code 1940, T. 15, §133.)...
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15-7-2
Section 15-7-2 Examination of complainant and witnesses; taking of depositions. (a) Upon a
complaint being made to a judge or magistrate that an offense has, in the opinion of the complainant,
been committed, the judge or magistrate must examine the complainant and such witnesses as
he may propose on oath, take their depositions in writing and cause them to be subscribed
by the person making them. (b) The depositions must set forth the facts stated by the complainant
and his witnesses tending to establish the commission of the offense and the guilt of the
defendant. (Code 1852, §§429, 430; Code 1867, §3978, 3979; Code 1876, §§4648, 4649; Code
1886, §§4256, 4257; Code 1896, §§5205, 5206; Code 1907, §§7585, 7586; Code 1923, §§5218,
5219; Code 1940, T. 15, §§120, 121.)...
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15-25-3
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child
under age 16 - Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. (a) In those
criminal prosecutions set out in Section 15-25-1, the court, on motion of the state or the
defendant prior to the trial of the case, may order that the testimony of any alleged victim
of the crime or witness thereto who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order shall
be viewed and heard at trial by the court and the finder of fact by closed circuit equipment.
In ruling on the motion the court shall take into consideration those matters set out in Section
15-25-2. (b) If the court orders that the victim's or witness's testimony in court shall be
by closed circuit equipment, the testimony shall be taken outside the courtroom in the judge's
chambers or in another suitable location designated by the judge. (c) Examination and cross-examination
of the alleged child victim or witness shall proceed as...
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15-11-12
Section 15-11-12 Requiring witnesses to enter undertaking; form of undertaking. (a) The court
may require the witnesses for the prosecution to enter into an undertaking, in the sum of
$100.00 each, to appear and testify at the court having cognizance of the offense and, if
requested by the defendant, may require his witnesses to enter into such undertaking. (b)
The undertaking of the witnesses for the prosecution or defense may be in substance as follows:
"The State of Alabama, ) We, A.B., C.D., and E.F., witnesses against (or for, as the
case may be), G.H., ___ County, ) charged with a public offense, do each agree to appear at
the district court of _____ County, to give evidence against (or for, as the case may be)
him and, failing to do so, to pay to the State of Alabama (or to the said G. H., if the undertaking
is for the defendant's witnesses) $100.00. Dated this _____ day of _____, 20__. (Signed) A.B.
C.D. E.F. Taken by L. M., Judge, District Court." (c) Whenever the court...
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment set
forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient, and analogous
forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY. The
State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county charge
that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the following
forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney of
the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary to
law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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15-2-23
Section 15-2-23 Examination of prosecution witnesses on interrogatories upon change of venue
in misdemeanor cases. When the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor, upon granting a change
of venue, the court may provide that witnesses for the prosecution may be examined on interrogatories
on such terms as the court may prescribe. (Code 1852, §656; Code 1867, §4208; Code 1876,
§4913; Code 1886, §4487; Code 1896, §5311; Code 1907, §7853; Code 1923, §5582; Code 1940,
T. 15, §270.)...
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15-5-4
Section 15-5-4 Examination of complainant and witnesses; contents of depositions. Before issuing
a search warrant, a judge, or magistrate authorized by law to issue search warrants, must
examine on oath the complainant and any witness he may produce, take their depositions in
writing and cause them to be subscribed by the persons making them. Such depositions must
set forth facts tending to establish the grounds of the application or probable cause for
believing that they exist. (Code 1852, §§828, 829; Code 1867, §§4379, 4380; Code 1876,
§§4008, 4009; Code 1886, §4730; Code 1896, §5487; Code 1907, §7760; Code 1923, §5474;
Code 1940, T. 15, §103.)...
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15-6-20
Section 15-6-20 Examination of complainant and witnesses; form of affidavit. (a) Whenever complaint
is made to a judge of a circuit, district or municipal court that any person has threatened
or is about to commit an offense on the person or property of another, such judge must examine
the complainant and any witness he may produce on oath, reduce such examination to writing
and cause it to be subscribed by the party so examined. (b) The affidavit may be after the
following form: "State of Alabama, ___ County. Before me, ___,a (circuit, district or
municipal) judge (setting out his name and office) in and for said county and state, personally
appeared A. B., who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that C. D. has threatened to assault
and beat him (or is about) to ___ (here set forth the particular offense threatened or about
to be committed) on the person or property of affiant (or E. F., a third person, as the case
may be.) (Signed) A. B. Sworn to and subscribed...
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27-2-27
Section 27-2-27 Witnesses and evidence for examination, investigation, or hearing - Compelling
testimony or production of documents, etc.; immunity from prosecution. (a) If any individual
asks to be excused from attending or testifying or from producing any books, papers, records,
contracts, correspondence, or other documents in connection with any examination, hearing,
or investigation being conducted by the commissioner or his examiner on the ground that the
testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty
or forfeiture and shall, by the Attorney General, be directed to give such testimony or produce
such evidence, he must nonetheless comply with such direction; but he shall not thereafter
be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction,
matter or thing concerning which he may have so testified or produced evidence, and no testimony
so given or evidence produced shall be received against him...
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15-11-7
Section 15-11-7 Appearance by counsel for defendant; separation of witnesses; control of hearing.
In a preliminary examination, the defendant may appear by counsel and, on application, the
court may direct the witnesses for the prosecution or defense, or both, to be kept separate
so that they cannot hear the evidence or converse with each other until examined. Such an
examination is under the control of the court and should be so conducted as to elicit the
facts of the case. (Code 1852, §§459, 460; Code 1867, §§4008, 4009; Code 1876, §§4678,
4679; Code 1886, §4285; Code 1896, §5234; Code 1907, §7599; Code 1923, §5232; Code 1940,
T. 15, §134.)...
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