15-13-5
Section 15-13-5 Discharge of defendant by sheriff or deputy after indictment for misdemeanor. (a) If the offense charged in an indictment is a misdemeanor, the defendant must be discharged by the sheriff, or his deputy, on giving sufficient bail; but the amount of bail must in no case be less than $50.00. (b) If an indictment charges a misdemeanor and the defendant is committed to jail for want of bail, the sheriff may, at any time, discharge him on his giving bail in the amount required. (Code 1852, §§605, 609; Code 1867, §§4157, 4161; Code 1876, §§4830, 4832; Code 1886, §§4410, 4430; Code 1896, §§4350, 4353; Code 1907, §§6330, 6333; Code 1923, §§3363, 3366; Code 1940, T. 15, §§188, 191; Acts 1949, No. 199, p. 230.)...
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15-14-2
Section 15-14-2 Defendant not to be tried until case on docket one day. No person shall be tried on an indictment presented by the grand jury until at least one entire day after the case has been placed upon the trial docket of the court, except with the consent of the defendant. This section shall not apply to cases where an indictment has been quashed or demurrer sustained thereto and a new indictment for identical offense is returned on the same day. (Acts 1919, No. 119, p. 104; Code 1923, §5566; Code 1940, T. 15, §317.)...
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15-8-20
Section 15-8-20 Offenses charged or described as at common law. In an indictment for an offense which was indictable at common law, the offense may be charged or described as at common law, and the defendant, if convicted, must receive the punishment prescribed by the statute. (Code 1852, §570; Code 1867, §4120; Code 1876, §4793; Code 1886, §4371; Code 1896, §4899; Code 1907, §7137; Code 1923, §4532; Code 1940, T. 15, §235.)...
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15-10-30
Section 15-10-30 Arrest without process when defendant present. After an indictment has been returned by the grand jury, the court may order any defendant who is present and who has not been arrested to be taken into custody without process. When the defendant has given bail prior to the return of an indictment against him for a capital offense, the court may, in its discretion, likewise order him into custody. (Code 1867, §4152; Code 1876, §4825; Code 1886, §4395; Code 1896, §5251; Code 1907, §6283; Code 1923, §3277; Code 1940, T. 15, §168.)...
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15-10-70
Section 15-10-70 Duty of arresting officer and sheriff of other county. When any person charged with the commission of any offense is arrested in any county other than that in which he is triable by an officer of the county in which he is arrested, such arresting officer shall immediately commit him to a jail or guardhouse nearest to the place of arrest, and the sheriff of such county shall at once notify the sheriff of the county in which such person is triable of the fact of such arrest and confinement. (Code 1886, §4549; Code 1896, §4960; Code 1907, §§6639, 7205; Code 1923, §§3743, 4815; Code 1940, T. 15, §180.)...
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15-8-33
Section 15-8-33 How ownership of property alleged. When any property, upon or in relation to which an offense was committed, belongs to several partners or owners, it is sufficient to allege in an indictment the ownership to be in any one or more of such partners or owners; or when the property is quasi-public property or belongs to an association, society or collection of individuals, such as churches, meetinghouses, schoolhouses, lodges, etc., it shall not be necessary for the indictment to allege ownership, but it shall be sufficient to describe such property by the name by which it is commonly known or in any other manner which may sufficiently identify the property, upon or in relation to which the offense charged was committed. (Code 1852, §577; Code 1867, §4127; Code 1876, §4800; Code 1886, §4381; Code 1896, §4909; Code 1907, §7147; Code 1923, §4542; Code 1940, T. 15, §245.)...
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36-19-18
Section 36-19-18 Fire Marshal may cause persons to be arrested and charged with offenses; furnishing of information to district attorneys having jurisdiction of offenses. If the Fire Marshal shall be of the opinion that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with an offense, he shall cause such person to be arrested and charged with such an offense as the evidence may warrant and shall furnish to the district attorney of any court having jurisdiction of the offense all the information obtained by him, including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony taken, together with the names of the witnesses. (Acts 1919, No. 701, p. 1013, §9; Code 1923, §974; Code 1940, T. 55, §46.)...
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41-9-623
Section 41-9-623 Submission of data to Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (a) All criminal justice agencies within the state shall submit to ALEA fingerprints, descriptions, photographs, and other identifying data on the following persons: (1) Persons who have been lawfully arrested in this state for an offense. (2) Persons who have been charged with an act of delinquency or adjudicated a youthful offender for conduct which would constitute an offense if committed by an adult. (b) All chiefs of police, sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, parole and probation officers, wardens, or other persons in charge of correctional or detention institutions in this state shall furnish ALEA with any other data deemed necessary by the commission to carry out its responsibilities under this article. (c) The Administrative Director of Courts or the chief administrative officer of any other entity charged with the compilation of information and statistics pertaining to the disposition of criminal,...
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6-6-181
Section 6-6-181 Complaint to compel discovery, etc., of property - Intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors; charge of fraud to be answered; use of answer as evidence on fraud indictment. (a) A complaint for discovery may be filed and the defendant compelled to answer such complaint when the defendant is charged with having confessed or suffered a judgment, where no portion or a part only of such judgment is due, with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors or with having conveyed his property with the like intent. (b) A defendant may be compelled to answer a complaint in the circuit court charging him with any fraud affecting the rights or property of others. (c) No answer made to a complaint under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section can be read in evidence against the defendant on an indictment for any fraud charged in the complaint. (Code 1852, §§2988-2990; Code 1867, §§3443-3445; Code 1876, §§3883-3885; Code 1886, §§3541-3543; Code 1896,...
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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal offense and who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE PROCEEDING. An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, the Supreme Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court. (3) ARREST. The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody. (4) COMMUNITY STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through work release, supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary leave, passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity that receives public funding primarily to provide...
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