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31-2A-39
Section 31-2A-39 (Article 39.) Sessions. (a) At any time after the service of charges which
have been referred for trial to a court-martial composed of a military judge and members,
the military judge, subject to Section 31-2A-35 (Article 35), may call the court into session
without the presence of the members for the purpose of: (1) Hearing and determining motions
raising defenses or objections which are capable of determination without trial of the issues
raised by a plea of not guilty. (2) Hearing and ruling upon any matter which may be ruled
upon by the military judge under this code, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later
consideration or decision by the members of the court. (3) Holding the arraignment and receiving
the pleas of the accused. (4) Performing any other procedural function which does not require
the presence of the members of the court under this code. These proceedings shall be conducted
in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, and the trial...
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31-2A-6
Section 31-2A-6 (Article 6.) Judge Advocates. (a) The senior force judge advocates in each
of the state's military forces or that judge advocate's delegates shall make frequent inspections
in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice in that force. (b) Convening
authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their judge advocates in matters
relating to the administration of military justice. The judge advocate of any command is entitled
to communicate directly with the judge advocate of a superior or subordinate command, or with
the State Judge Advocate. (c) No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel,
defense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness, in any case may later
act as a judge advocate to any reviewing authority upon the same case. (Act 2012-334, p. 790,
§1.)...
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41-4-320
Section 41-4-320 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: The
purpose of this article is to provide for the defense of those indigent defendants who have
been found by a court to be unable to pay for their defense or representation in a trial or
appellate court proceeding. When a court determines that a person is unable to pay for his
or her defense, it shall be the responsibility of the court, subject to the establishment
of the Office of Indigent Defense Services as set forth in this article, to provide that person
with counsel and other necessary expenses of representation. (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, §1.)...
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31-2A-29
Section 31-2A-29 (Article 29.) Absent and additional members. (a) No member of a general or
special court-martial may be absent or excused after the court has been assembled for the
trial of the accused unless excused as a result of a challenge, excused by the military judge
for physical disability or other good cause, or excused by order of the convening authority
for good cause. (b) Whenever a general court-martial, other than a general court-martial composed
of a military judge only, is reduced below five members, the trial may not proceed unless
the convening authority details new members sufficient in number to provide not less than
the applicable minimum number of five members. The trial may proceed with the new members
present after the recorded evidence previously introduced before the members of the court
has been read to the court in the presence of the military judge, the accused, and counsel
for both sides. (c) Whenever a special court-martial, other than a special...
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31-2A-73
Section 31-2A-73 (Article 73.) Petition for a new trial. At any time within two years after
approval by the convening authority of a court-martial sentence, the accused may petition
the Adjutant General for a new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence or fraud
on the court-martial. At any time within 45 days of discovery of fraud on the court-martial
or newly discovered evidence, the accused may petition for new trial with the Military Court-Martial
Review Panel. In the event the accused's case is pending before the Alabama Supreme Court,
the appeal shall be stayed until the Military Court-Martial Review Panel rules on the petition.
(Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1.)...
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31-2A-136
Section 31-2A-136 (Article 136.) Authority to administer oaths and to act as notary. (a) The
following persons may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including
military justice: (1) All judge advocates. (2) All summary courts-martial. (3) All adjutants,
assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants. (4) All other persons designated
by regulations of the Armed Forces of the United States or by statute. (b) The following persons
may administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties: (1) The president, military
judge, and trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial. (2) The president and
the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry. (3) All officers designated to take a deposition.
(4) All persons detailed to conduct an investigation. (5) All recruiting officers. (6) All
other persons designated by regulations of the Armed Forces of the United States or by statute.
(c) The signature without seal of any such person,...
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12-19-252
Section 12-19-252 Annual appropriations; payment of share of cost of maintaining public defender
offices by counties. There is hereby appropriated from the Fair Trial Tax Fund, annually,
such amount as may be necessary to pay the fees of counsel, court reporters, and such other
necessary expenses of indigent defense as are provided by law. There is also hereby appropriated
from the Fair Trial Tax Fund, annually, such amount as may be necessary to pay to the Office
of Indigent Defense Services, the salaries, benefits, and other necessary expenses involved
in administering the Office of Indigent Defense Services. In addition thereto, the Legislature
shall appropriate annually out of the General Fund in the State Treasury a sum equal to the
amount by which the cost of such necessary expenses of indigent defense, as provided by law,
exceeds the amount available for such purpose in the Fair Trial Tax Fund. If the county maintains
a public defender, there shall be paid a reasonable share of...
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15-12-5
Section 15-12-5 Determination of indigency and provision of defense services. (a) Judicial
role in determining indigency. The trial judge shall determine, in accordance with the policies
and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, if a person in his
or her court is an indigent defendant, any time appropriate or necessary. Upon appeal from
the trial court to the state appellate court, the trial judge who presided over the proceedings
on appeal shall determine if the appellant is an indigent defendant in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. If an indigency
determination is necessary in any proceeding initiated originally in a state appellate court
, the presiding judge or chief justice of the appellate court shall determine if the appellant
or petitioner is an indigent defendant. (b) Criteria for determining indigency. In determining
indigency, the judge shall recognize ability to pay as a variable...
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31-2A-49
Section 31-2A-49 (Article 49.) Depositions. (a) At any time after charges have been signed
as provided in Section 31-2A-30 (Article 30), any party may take oral or written depositions
unless the military judge or summary court-martial officer hearing the case or, if the case
is not being heard, an authority competent to convene a court-martial for the trial of those
charges forbids it for good cause. (b) The party at whose instance a deposition is to be taken
shall give to every other party reasonable written notice of the time and place for taking
the deposition. (c) Depositions may be taken before and authenticated by any military or civil
officer authorized by the laws of the state or by the laws of the place where the deposition
is taken to administer oaths. (d) A duly authenticated deposition taken upon reasonable notice
to the other parties, so far as otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence, may be read
in evidence or, in the case of audiotape, videotape, digital image...
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31-2-90
Section 31-2-90 Appointment of counsel to defend National Guard members in certain actions.
If a civil or criminal action shall be commenced in any court by any person against any member
of the National Guard of this state for any act or omission alleged to have been committed
by such member while on any duty under this chapter, or against any member acting under the
authority or order of any officer or by virtue of any warrant issued pursuant to law, the
Adjutant General shall investigate the allegation, and upon determination by the Adjutant
General that such person acted reasonably or in the line of duty, the Governor shall appoint
counsel to defend such person, but such counsel shall reasonably be acceptable to the defendant.
The cost and expense of any such defense shall be paid out of the regular or special appropriations
for the maintenance of the National Guard or the General Fund, in the discretion of the Governor.
Any determination by the Adjutant General or reasonableness or...
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