15-12-25
Section 15-12-25 Reimbursement of fees of court appointed counsel by defendant; default. (a)(1)
A court may require a convicted defendant to pay the fees of court appointed counsel. Fees
of court appointed counsel for the purposes of this section, shall mean any attorney's fees
and expenses paid an appointed counsel, contract counsel, or public defender. (2) The court
shall not order a defendant to pay the fees of court appointed counsel unless the defendant
is or will be able to pay them. In determining the amount and method of payment of these fees,
the court shall take into account the financial resources of the defendant and the nature
of the burden that payment of the fees will impose. A defendant who has been ordered to pay
the fees of court appointed counsel and who is not in contumacious default in the payment
thereof may at any time petition the court which sentenced him or her for remission of the
payment of these fees or of any unpaid portion thereof. If it appears to the...
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28-4-277
Section 28-4-277 Forfeiture and condemnation proceedings generally - Appeals from judgment
of district court - Persons entitled to appeal; bond for costs of appeal required; right to
jury trial; proceedings in circuit court. Any person appearing and becoming a party defendant
as provided in this article may appeal from the judgment of forfeiture and condemnation as
to the whole or any part of the liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles claimed
by him and adjudged forfeited to the circuit court as in other cases appealed from a district
court to a circuit court, the appeal to be granted upon parties giving bond for the cost of
appeal, that will be incurred in the circuit court. Upon written demand being made therefor
endorsed on the appeal bond at the time said appeal is taken, the appellants may be entitled
to a jury for the trial of the action in the circuit court. Said circuit court shall proceed
with the case de novo and may cause suitable issues to be framed for the...
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45-37-80.40
Section 45-37-80.40 Waiver of right to arraignment. (a) This section shall apply only to the
Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, including the Bessemer Division thereof. (b) If a defendant
in a criminal case pending in a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a written plea
of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his or her arraignment such plea shall constitute
a waiver of his or her right to have an arraignment at which he or she is present in person
or at which he or she is represented by an attorney. (Act 83-141, p. 149, §§1, 2.)...
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15-23-71
Section 15-23-71 Plea agreement. The victim has the right to be present at any proceeding at
which a negotiated plea for the person accused of committing the criminal offense against
the victim will be presented to the court. The court shall not accept a plea agreement unless:
(1) The prosecuting attorney advises the court that, before requesting the negotiated plea,
reasonable efforts were made to confer with the victim. (2) Reasonable efforts are made to
give the victim notice of the plea proceeding, including the offense to which the defendant
will plead guilty, the date that the plea will be presented to the court, the terms of any
sentence agreed to as part of the negotiated plea, and that the victim has the right to be
present. (3) The prosecuting attorney advises the court that, to the best of his or her knowledge,
the notice requirements of this article have been met. (Acts 1995, No. 95-583, p. 1234, §12.)...

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15-25-32
Section 15-25-32 Out-of-court statement - Requirements for admissibility. An out-of-court statement
may be admitted as provided in Section 15-25-31, if: (1) The child testifies at the proceeding,
or testifies by means of video tape deposition as provided by Section 15-25-2, or testifies
by means of closed circuit television as is provided in Section 15-25-3, and at the time of
such testimony is subject to cross-examination about the out-of-court statements; or (2)a.
The child is found by the court to be unavailable to testify on any of these grounds: 1. The
child's death; 2. The court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant
or someone acting on behalf of the defendant has intentionally removed the child from the
jurisdiction of the court; 3. The child's total failure of memory; 4. The child's physical
or mental disability; 5. The child's incompetency, including the child's inability to communicate
about the offense because of fear or a similar reason; or...
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37-14-13
Section 37-14-13 Judicial determination of legality, etc., of article - Hearing; entry of judgment;
appeals. At the time and place designated in said order, the judge of said circuit court shall
proceed to hear and determine all questions of law and of fact in said civil action, and he
shall make such order, or orders, as to the proceedings in said civil action as will best
preserve and protect the interests of all parties and to enable him to enter a final judgment
with the least possible delay. The final judgment shall find the facts specially and shall
state separately the judge's conclusions with regard to any and all legal issues raised with
regard to any of the provisions of this article and proposed purchase and sale of distribution
facilities and other transactions and restrictions under this article, together with other
matters raised in the complaint, and shall state the judge's conclusions of law thereon. Any
citizen of the state may appear in such proceedings, either...
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6-9-253
Section 6-9-253 Recognition of foreign-country judgments. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment
to which this article applies. (b) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country
judgment if: (1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial
tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law; (2) the foreign
court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or (3) the foreign court did
not have jurisdiction over the subject matter. (c) A court of this state need not recognize
a foreign-country judgment if: (1) the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did
not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
(2) the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity
to present its case; (3) the judgment or the claim for relief on...
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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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12-14-71
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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15-13-131
Section 15-13-131 Proceeding in forfeiture of bail - Not cash - Conditional forfeitures order.
(a) When a defendant fails to appear in court as required by the undertaking of bail and no
sufficient excuse has been provided to the court prior to the hearing, the court shall order
a conditional forfeiture and show cause order against the defendant and the sureties of the
bail. The court shall notify defendant and sureties of the order as set out in this article.
The defendant or sureties, or both, shall file a written response with the clerk of the court
within 28 days of the date of service of the notice why the bond should not be forfeited.
If a written response is filed within the time allowed and the court is of the opinion the
written response is sufficient, the court shall set aside the conditional forfeiture. If the
court is of the opinion the written response is not sufficient, the court shall set a hearing
to determine whether the bond should be forfeited. The hearing shall not...
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