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15-16-21
Section 15-16-21 Suspension of felony trial to inquire into accused's sanity; proceedings upon
jury findings; resumption of proceedings when sanity restored; release restriction. If any
person charged with any felony is held in confinement under indictment and the trial court
shall have reasonable ground to doubt his sanity, the trial of such person for such offense
shall be suspended until the jury shall inquire into the fact of such sanity, such jury to
be impaneled from the regular jurors in attendance for the week or from a special venire,
as the court may direct. If the jury shall find the accused sane at the time of its verdict,
it shall make no other inquiry, and the trial in chief shall proceed. If it finds that he
is insane at that time, the court shall make an order committing him to the Alabama state
hospitals, where he must remain until he is restored to his right mind. When the superintendent
of the hospitals shall be of opinion that such person is so restored, he shall...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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16-28-17
Section 16-28-17 When child may be taken into custody. It shall be the duty of the attendance
officer, probation officer or other officer authorized to execute writs of arrest to take
into custody without warrant any child required to attend school or be instructed by a private
tutor who is found away from home and not in the custody of the person having charge or control
of such child during school hours and who has been reported by any person authorized to begin
proceedings or prosecutions under the provisions of this article as a truant. Such child shall
forthwith be delivered to the person having charge or control of said child or to the principal
teacher of the school or the private tutor from whom said child is a truant. If such child
is an habitual truant, he shall be brought before the juvenile court for such disposition
as the judge of said court finds proper from the facts. (School Code 1927, §315; Code 1940,
T. 52, §312.)...
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28-4-280
Section 28-4-280 Allowances and fees of officers executing search warrants and attending and
prosecuting forfeiture and condemnation actions for state. There shall be allowed the officer
making the seizure under a search warrant the sum of $3.00 and also the additional sum of
$2.00 for every day that such officer shall necessarily be employed in attending court for
the purpose of causing liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles seized to be forfeited
or condemned and the sum of $.10 per mile for each mile he shall travel in executing the warrant,
together with such reasonable sum as the court may deem just for necessary expenses incurred
in transporting and providing storage for liquors and beverages and vessels and receptacles
seized. Where a warrant is issued to any peace officer to search a designated place for prohibited
liquors and beverages and such officer executes such warrant and seizes such liquors or beverages,
but fails to arrest any person or persons for having...
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45-30-234
Section 45-30-234 Work release program. (a) This section shall apply to Franklin County. (b)(1)
BOARD. The Franklin County Work Release Board, which shall be composed of the following members:
The judge of probate of the county, the sheriff of the county, and the chief deputy of the
Franklin County Sheriff's Department. (2) INMATE. Any person, male or female, convicted of
a crime and sentenced to the county jail. (c) The employer of an inmate involved in work release
shall pay the inmate's wages directly to the board. The board may adopt regulations concerning
the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates involved in the work release program. The
board shall be authorized to withhold from the inmate's earnings 25 percent of his or her
gross earnings to pay such cost incident to the inmate's confinement as the board shall deem
appropriate. The board may adopt policies to allow such monies to be spent exclusively for
law enforcement and operation of the jail. After 25 percent has been...
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45-8-232.20
Section 45-8-232.20 Rehabilitation board; rules and regulations; inmate wages; escape from
custody; work release program requests; annual report. (a) This section shall apply to Calhoun
County. (b) The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Calhoun
County Rehabilitation Board, which shall be composed of the sheriff who shall act as chair;
the district attorney; the senior circuit judge; the senior district judge; and a fifth person
to be selected by the Calhoun County Commission. (2) INMATE. Any person convicted of a crime
and sentenced to the county jail or state prison. (c)(1) The board shall adopt written procedures
of operation and administration and shall elect one of its members as chair on an annual basis.
Meetings shall generally be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. (2) Any
rules, regulations, or policies promulgated by the board shall be written upon the minutes
of the board, and shall be acknowledged and signed by each member of...
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31-2A-25
Section 31-2A-25 (Article 25.) Who may serve on courts-martial. (a) Any commissioned officer
of the Alabama National Guard is eligible to serve on all courts-martial for the trial of
any person subject to this code. (b) Any warrant officer of the Alabama National Guard is
eligible to serve on general and special courts-martial for the trial of any person subject
to this code, other than a commissioned officer. (c) Any enlisted member of the state military
forces who is not a member of the same unit as the accused is eligible to serve on general
and special courts-martial for the trial of any enlisted member subject to this code, but
that member shall serve as a member of a court only if, before the conclusion of a session
called by the military judge under Section 31-2A-39a (Article 39(a)) prior to trial or, in
the absence of such a session, before the court is assembled for the trial of the accused,
the accused personally has requested orally on the record or in writing that enlisted...
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45-29-231.20
Section 45-29-231.20 Inmate work release program. (a) This section shall apply to Fayette County.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Sheriff of Fayette
County in consultation with the Chief Deputy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department. (2)
INMATE. Any person convicted of a crime and sentenced to the county jail. (c) The employer
of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate's wages directly to the board.
The board may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates
involved in the work release program. The board shall be authorized to withhold from the inmate's
earnings 40 percent of his or her gross earnings to pay such cost incident to the inmate's
confinement as the board shall deem appropriate. The board may adopt policies to allow such
monies to be spent exclusively for law enforcement and operation of the jail. After 40 percent
has been deducted from the inmate's gross pay, the remainder of the...
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13A-3-23
Section 13A-3-23 Use of force in defense of a person. (a) A person is justified in using physical
force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what
he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by
that other person, and he or she may use a degree of force which he or she reasonably believes
to be necessary for the purpose. A person may use deadly physical force, and is legally presumed
to be justified in using deadly physical force in self-defense or the defense of another person
pursuant to subdivision (5), if the person reasonably believes that another person is: (1)
Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force. (2) Using or about to use physical force
against an occupant of a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such
dwelling. (3) Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first
or second degree, burglary in any degree, robbery in any...
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13A-5-49
Section 13A-5-49 Aggravating circumstances. Aggravating circumstances shall be any of the following:
(1) The capital offense was committed by a person under sentence of imprisonment. (2) The
defendant was previously convicted of another capital offense or a felony involving the use
or threat of violence to the person. (3) The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death
to many persons. (4) The capital offense was committed while the defendant was engaged or
was an accomplice in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing,
or attempting to commit, rape, robbery, burglary, or kidnapping. (5) The capital offense was
committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest or effecting an escape
from custody. (6) The capital offense was committed for pecuniary gain. (7) The capital offense
was committed to disrupt or hinder the lawful exercise of any governmental function or the
enforcement of laws. (8) The capital offense was especially heinous,...
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