15-21-23
Section 15-21-23 Judgment, etc., or contempt commitment not to be inquired into. On the return
of a writ of habeas corpus, no court or judge has authority to inquire into the regularity
or justice of any order, judgment, decree or process of any court legally constituted, nor
into the justice or propriety of any commitment for contempt made by a court, officer or body
according to law and charged in such commitment. (Code 1852, §734; Code 1867, §4285; Code
1876, §4961; Code 1886, §4784; Code 1896, §4837; Code 1907, §7032; Code 1923, §4331;
Code 1940, T. 15, §27.)...
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15-9-42
Section 15-9-42 Arrest without warrant - Commitment to jail or admission to bail. If, from
the examination before the district or circuit court judge, it appears that the person held
is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, that he probably committed
the crime and, except in cases arising under Section 15-9-34, that he has fled from justice,
the judge must commit him to jail by a warrant reciting the accusation for such a time specified
in the warrant as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the
Governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the
offense, unless the accused gives bail as provided in Section 15-9-43, or until he shall be
legally discharged. (Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §62.)...
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14-6-6
Section 14-6-6 Commitment to nearest sufficient jail to insure safekeeping. In all criminal
cases, either before or after conviction, and in cases of contempt, if it is shown to the
court, judge or committing magistrate that the jail of the proper county is insecure or insufficient
for the safekeeping of the prisoner or that there is no jail in the county, the commitment
must be to the nearest sufficient jail and the reason of such change must be entered on the
minutes of the court, or stated in the warrant or endorsed thereon and signed by the magistrate.
The jailer of the county to which the commitment is made must receive and confine the prisoner
on such commitment or a certified copy of such order. (Code 1852, §252; Code 1867, §3800;
Code 1876, §4500; Code 1886, §4548; Code 1896, §4959; Code 1907, §7204; Code 1923, §4814;
Code 1940, T. 45, §132.)...
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12-1-9
Section 12-1-9 Conduct of inquiries, etc., as to violations of Section 12-1-8 and punishment
of offenders. The judges of the several courts of this state, whenever they deem it proper
or necessary, shall inquire and examine the parties, witnesses, jurors or third parties as
to whether or not any of the provisions of Section 12-1-8 have been violated; and, if the
judge shall ascertain and determine that any provision of Section 12-1-8 has been violated,
he shall declare the persons offending guilty of contempt of court and punish them accordingly.
(Code 1923, §8575; Code 1940, T. 13, §3.)...
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12-13-37
Section 12-13-37 Appointment of special judge when probate judge incompetent, absent, sick,
etc., generally; powers and duties of special judge and force, effect, etc., of judgments,
orders and decrees thereof. If in any matter or proceeding arising in the probate court or
in reference to which the judge thereof is required to exercise jurisdiction or authority
or to perform a duty the judge is incompetent for any legal cause or shall be absent, sick
or otherwise disqualified from acting, he or his chief clerk must certify the fact of incompetency,
absence, sickness or disqualification to the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and
the Supreme Court shall, upon such certificate, appoint a person possessing the qualifications
of a probate judge to act as special probate judge. Such special judge in relation to such
matter or proceeding shall have the jurisdiction and authority and discharge the duties of
the probate judge, and the judgments, orders and decrees made or rendered...
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17-16-70
Section 17-16-70 Commission has power to punish for contempt. If any witness, being summoned,
fails to attend, or being summoned with a subpoena duces tecum, fails and refuses to produce
the paper or document required to be produced by the subpoena, the commission shall have the
right and authority to punish the witness for contempt by a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in any county jail in the state for a period not to exceed
30 days, one or both, and in case any witness shall fail to appear or produce any book or
document before any judge, clerk of court, or other person having a warrant from the commission,
the judge, clerk of court, or other person, must certify the fact to the commission, which
may thereupon punish such witness for contempt, as provided in this section. (Code 1896, §1679;
Code 1907, §485; Code 1923, §575; Code 1940, T. 17, §261; §17-15-57; amended and renumbered
by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)...
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31-2A-37
Section 31-2A-37 (Article 37.) Unlawfully influencing action of court. (a) No authority convening
a general, special, or summary court-martial, nor any other commanding officer, or officer
serving on the staff thereof, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or any member,
the military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged
by the court or with respect to any other exercise of its or their functions in the conduct
of the proceedings. No person subject to this code may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized
means, influence the action of a court-martial or court of inquiry or any member thereof,
in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, approving,
or reviewing authority with respect to its judicial acts. This subsection shall not apply
to either of the following: (1) General instructional or informational courses in military
justice if such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing...
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34-3-82
Section 34-3-82 Power of subpoena. In the investigation of charges of professional misconduct,
the board and any committee appointed by it for this purpose shall have power to summon and
examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance and the production of books, papers,
documents, and other writings necessary or material to the inquiry. Such summons or subpoena
shall be issued under the hand of the secretary of the board or the chairman of any duly constituted
subcommittee of the board and shall have the force of a subpoena issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction, and any witness or other person who shall refuse or neglect to appear in obedience
thereto or who shall refuse to be sworn or testify or produce books, papers, documents, or
other writings demanded shall be liable to attachment upon application to the Supreme Court
of the state or to any judge of any court of record for the district where the investigation
is conducted as in cases of contempt. (Acts 1923, No....
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12-1-7
Section 12-1-7 Powers of courts as to preservation of order, enforcement of judgments, etc.,
generally. Every court shall have power: (1) To preserve and enforce order in its immediate
presence and as near thereto as is necessary to prevent interruption, disturbance or hindrance
to its proceedings; (2) To enforce order before a person or body empowered to conduct a judicial
investigation under its authority; (3) To compel obedience to its judgments, orders and process
and to orders of a judge out of court, in an action or proceeding therein; (4) To control,
in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its officers and all other persons connected with
a judicial proceeding before it in every matter appertaining thereto; (5) To administer oaths
in an action or proceeding pending therein and in all other cases where it may be necessary
in the exercise of its powers and duties; and (6) To amend and control its process and orders
so as to make them conformable to law and justice. (Code 1852,...
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17-13-89
Section 17-13-89 Commissioners to take testimony. Upon filing of any contest as herein provided,
the executive committee before whom any such contest is pending, if in session, or the chair
of such committee, if it is not in session, may appoint a commissioner, upon the request of
either party, for the purpose of taking testimony in such contest, and such commissioner shall
take testimony in such contest as he or she may be directed to take by the chair of such committee,
and five days' notice of the time when and place where such commissioner expects to take such
testimony and the names of the witnesses to be examined shall be given the opposite party
to the contest. Each party to the contest may be represented before such commissioner, but
before any such commissioner is appointed, the party desiring the appointment made shall deposit
with the chair of such committee sufficient funds to pay the expenses and fees of such commissioner
and the fees and mileage of any witness which may...
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