12-22-170
Section 12-22-170 Stay of sentence when question of law reserved and admission to bail - Felonies.
When any question of law is reserved in case of a felony 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 against the defendant, but execution thereof must be stayed pending the appeal
and the defendant held in custody. If the sentence is for a term not exceeding 20 years, the
judge must direct the clerk of the court in which the conviction is had to admit the defendant
to bail in a sum to be fixed by the judge, with sufficient surety, conditioned upon his appearance
at the court, from time to time thereafter, as fixed by the court to abide such judgement
as may be entered on the appeal. All proceedings for forfeiture of bail and arrest under this
section shall be had and conducted as is otherwise provided in this code for such proceedings.
(Code 1852, §753; Code 1867, §4304; Code 1876,...
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12-1-23
Section 12-1-23 Reasonable accommodation for those in need of special services, etc. (a) If
any plaintiff, defendant, or witness in any proceeding before the district court, circuit
court, appellate court, or grand jury is in need of special services or equipment as required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act [P.L. 101-366], the court shall make every effort to
make reasonable accommodation for the services or equipment to allow the person to fully participate
in the proceedings. All costs for the services or equipment shall be approved in advance by
the court. (b) The costs incurred by the district, circuit, or appellate court providing special
services or equipment, when approved by the court in advance, shall be forwarded by the clerk
of the court to the State Comptroller to be paid out of funds within the State General Fund
known as "court assessed costs not provided for." Nothing in this section shall
prohibit the court from taxing the costs against one or more of the parties...
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12-12-70
Section 12-12-70 Right of appeal and procedure for appeals generally; dismissal for failure
to appear. (a) Civil cases. Any party may appeal from a final judgment of the district court
in a civil case by filing notice of appeal in the district court, within 14 days from the
date of the judgment or the denial of a posttrial motion, whichever is later, or, if the appeal
is to an appellate court, within the time prescribed by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure
or the Alabama Rules of Juvenile Procedure where applicable, together with security for costs
as required by law or rule. (b) Criminal cases. A defendant may appeal from a final judgment
of the district court in a criminal or quasi-criminal case by filing notice of appeal within
14 days from the date of judgment or from the date of denial of a post-trial motion, whichever
is later, together with such bond as may be fixed by the court, conditioned upon the defendant's
appearance before the circuit court; provided, however, that...
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12-22-10
Section 12-22-10 Grant or refusal of motion for new trial. Either party in a civil case, or
the defendant in a criminal case, may appeal to the appropriate appellate court from an order
granting or refusing a motion for a new trial by the circuit court. (Code 1896, §434; Code
1907, §2846; Acts 1915, No. 656, p. 722; Code 1923, §6088; Code 1940, T. 7, §764; Acts
1949, No. 57, p. 81.)...
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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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15-12-40
Section 15-12-40 Establishment of public defender office; selection and appointment of attorneys.
The indigent defense advisory board may establish a public defender office as a method to
provide indigent defense services within a circuit or any part thereof. For each new term,
and to fill any vacancy, the director may select and appoint a public defender for a circuit.
The indigent defense advisory board shall be consulted and have the right to recommend the
selection and appointment of a public defender for the circuit. Attorneys appointed hereunder
as public defenders shall be licensed to practice law in Alabama at the time of the appointment
or by the time he or she assumes office. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-106; Act 2011-678, p. 1862,
§6.)...
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12-14-71
Section 12-14-71 Appeals from judgments of circuit courts and proceedings thereon. From the
judgment of the circuit court, the municipality, in a case holding invalid an ordinance, or
the defendant in any case, may appeal to the court of criminal appeals in like manner as in
cases of appeals for convictions of violation of the criminal laws of the state. If the appeal
is taken by the municipality, it shall not be required to give surety for the cost of appeal.
When taken by the defendant, he may give bail with sufficient sureties, conditioned that he
will appear and abide by the judgment of the appellate court; and, failing to give bail, he
must be committed to the municipal jail, but he may give such bail at any time pending the
appeal. When an appeal is taken by the defendant, bail is given pending the appeal and the
judgment of conviction is affirmed or the appeal is dismissed, the defendant is bound by the
undertaking of bail to surrender himself to the municipal authorities within...
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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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13A-5-54
Section 13A-5-54 Appointment of experienced counsel for indigent defendants. Each person indicted
for an offense punishable under the provisions of this article who is not able to afford legal
counsel must be provided with court appointed counsel having no less than five years' prior
experience in the active practice of criminal law. (Acts 1981, No. 81-178, §16.)...
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12-22-173
Section 12-22-173 Waiver of stayed sentence; duty of clerk; effect on appeal. In all cases
where there is judgment staying sentence, at any time before the record on appeal has been
forwarded to the clerk of the appellate court, the defendant, in person or by his attorney,
may waive the benefit of the stayed sentence by filing in the office of the clerk of the court
in which the case was tried a statement in writing to that effect, signed by himself or his
attorney of record. The clerk must then enter the fact and date of such waiver of stay of
sentence upon the margin of the record of the judgment and shall report said convict to the
board of corrections as in cases where there is no judgment or stay of sentence, but such
waiver of the stay shall not affect the appeal. (Code 1923, §3242; Code 1940, T. 15, §373.)...

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