15-18-8
Section 15-18-8 Terms of confinement, etc.; probation. (a) When a defendant is convicted of an offense, other than a sex offense involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4, that constitutes a Class A or Class B felony offense, and receives a sentence of 20 years or less in any court having jurisdiction to try offenses against the State of Alabama and the judge presiding over the case is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of the public as well as the defendant will be served thereby, he or she may order: (1) That a defendant convicted of a Class A or Class B felony be confined in a prison, jail-type institution, or treatment institution for a period not exceeding three years in cases where the imposed sentence is not more than 15 years, and that the execution of the remainder of the sentence be suspended notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary and that the defendant be placed on probation for such period and upon such terms as the court...
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6-10-38
Section 6-10-38 Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when homestead found to exceed value or area allowed. (a) If, on the trial of a contest of a claim of homestead exemption, it is found that the homestead as claimed exceeds $5,000 in value (or if a husband and wife have both claimed the exemption to which each is entitled, $10,000), or 160 acres in area, the court shall forthwith issue an order to the sheriff, returnable in 30 days thereafter, commanding him to summon three disinterested householders or freeholders of the county in which the homestead is situated, who, after having been sworn by the sheriff or some officer authorized to administer oaths to faithfully discharge their duty, shall, if practicable, set off and allot, by metes and bounds, the homestead exempt to the defendant from levy and sale under process, having regard both to the quality and value of the real estate and to the selection of the defendant and taking land most contiguous to the dwelling, and...
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12-15-312
Section 12-15-312 Reasonable efforts in judicial determinations; situations in which reasonable efforts are not required to be made. (a) When the juvenile court enters an order removing a child from his or her home and places the child into foster care or custody of the Department of Human Resources pursuant to this chapter, the order shall contain specific findings, if warranted by the evidence, within the following time periods while making child safety the paramount concern: (1) In the first order of the juvenile court that sanctions the removal, whether continuation of the residence of the child in the home would be contrary to the welfare of the child. This order may be the pick-up order that the juvenile court issues on the filing of a dependency petition. (2) Within 60 days after the child is removed from the home of the child, whether reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal of the child or whether reasonable efforts were not required to be made. (3) Within 12...
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45-35-232.20
Section 45-35-232.20 Work release for gainful employment conducive to rehabilitation. A person who has been sentenced or committed to the county jail in Houston County, from a city court, district court, circuit court, or other court with appropriate jurisdiction, under a criminal sentence, including a person sentenced to a state prison or into the custody of the Department of Corrections who has been deemed not to be a threat to the community and who has not been transferred to a Department of Corrections' facility may be released at the discretion of the sentencing court, either on its motion or upon the motion of the defendant, at the time of sentence or at any time during the term of sentence, for the purpose of obtaining and working at gainful employment or for other purposes as the court may deem conducive to rehabilitation, for such time or intervals of time and under the terms and conditions as the court may order. Any part of a day spent outside of jail under a release order...
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12-15-106
Section 12-15-106 Juvenile court referees' qualifications and appointment; conduct of hearings of cases by juvenile court referees; transmission of findings and recommendations for disposition of juvenile court referees to juvenile court judges; provision of notice and written copies of findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees to parties; rehearing of cases by juvenile court judges; when findings and recommendations of juvenile court referees become decree of the juvenile court. (a) Appointment of Referees. The Administrative Director of Courts may authorize one or more referee positions in any judicial circuit on either a full-time or a part-time basis upon submission of a written request by the presiding juvenile court judge and upon consideration of funding and the juvenile and child-support caseload in the circuit. Once the Administrative Director of Courts approves the request, the presiding judge of the juvenile court may appoint an attorney the judge believes to...
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical examinations of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order emergency medical care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically ill, a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child is needed to help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental state at the time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney, the juvenile court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's attorney or guardian ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision of a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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13A-5-53.1
Section 13A-5-53.1 Appeals of capital punishment. (a) Rule 32.2(c) of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure shall not apply to cases in which a criminal defendant is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, and files a petition for post-conviction relief under the grounds specified in Rule 32.1(a), (e), or (f) of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. (b) Post-conviction remedies sought pursuant to Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure in death penalty cases shall be pursued concurrently and simultaneously with the direct appeal of a case in which the death penalty was imposed. In all cases where the defendant is deemed indigent or as the trial judge deems appropriate, the trial court, within 30 days of the entry of the order pronouncing the defendant's death sentence, shall appoint the defendant a separate counsel for the purposes of post-conviction relief under this section. Appointed counsel shall be compensated pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 15;...
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12-11-30
Section 12-11-30 Generally. (1) CIVIL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), exclusive of interest and costs, and shall exercise original jurisdiction concurrent with the district court in all civil actions in which the matter in controversy exceeds six thousand dollars ($6,000), exclusive of interest and costs. (2) CRIMINAL. The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of all felony prosecutions and of misdemeanor or ordinance violations which are lesser included offenses within a felony charge or which arise from the same incident as a felony charge; except, that the district court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court to receive pleas of guilty in felony cases not punishable by sentence of death. The circuit court may, on conviction of a defendant, upon a showing of inability to make immediate payment of fine and costs,...
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15-25-3
Section 15-25-3 Prosecution for physical or sexual offense or exploitation involving child under age 16 - Use of closed circuit equipment; competence of victim as witness. (a) In those criminal prosecutions set out in Section 15-25-1, the court, on motion of the state or the defendant prior to the trial of the case, may order that the testimony of any alleged victim of the crime or witness thereto who is under the age of 16 at the time of the order shall be viewed and heard at trial by the court and the finder of fact by closed circuit equipment. In ruling on the motion the court shall take into consideration those matters set out in Section 15-25-2. (b) If the court orders that the victim's or witness's testimony in court shall be by closed circuit equipment, the testimony shall be taken outside the courtroom in the judge's chambers or in another suitable location designated by the judge. (c) Examination and cross-examination of the alleged child victim or witness shall proceed as...
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15-18-175
Section 15-18-175 Eligibility; exclusion; sentencing. (a) An offender who meets one of the following minimum criteria shall be considered eligible for punishment in the community under this article: (1) Persons who, without this option, would be incarcerated in a correctional institution or who are currently incarcerated in a correctional institution. (2) Persons who are convicted of misdemeanors. (b) The following offenders are excluded from consideration for punishment in the community: (1) Persons who are convicted of offenses as listed in subdivision (14) of Section 15-18-171. (2) Persons who demonstrate a pattern of violent behavior. In reaching this determination, the court may consider prior convictions and other acts not resulting in conviction or criminal charges, and the offender's behavior while in state or county confinement. (c) The eligibility criteria established in this section shall be interpreted as guidelines for the benefit of the court in making a determination of...
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