31-2A-50a
Section 31-2A-50a (Article 50a.) Defense of lack of mental responsibility. (a) It is an affirmative
defense in a trial by court-martial that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting
the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to
appreciate the nature and quality or the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental disease or defect
does not otherwise constitute a defense. (b) The accused has the burden of proving the defense
of lack of mental responsibility by clear and convincing evidence. (c) Whenever lack of mental
responsibility of the accused with respect to an offense is properly at issue, the military
judge shall instruct the members of the court as to the defense of lack of mental responsibility
under this article and charge members to find the accused any one of the following: (1) Guilty.
(2) Not guilty. (3) Not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility. (d) Subsection
(c) does not apply to a court-martial composed of a...
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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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45-28-82.29
Section 45-28-82.29 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which
an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement
between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the
pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which
the district attorney will dispose of the charges against the offender in a noncriminal manner.
If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular
charge and receive a specific sentence, an agreement concerning when the plea of guilty will
occur, to what charge to which the offender will plead guilty, and any sentence to be imposed,
shall be approved by an appropriate circuit or district court judge having jurisdiction over
the offender within the judicial circuit prior to admission of the offender in the pretrial
diversion program. (b) As a condition of being admitted into...
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15-15-44
Section 15-15-44 When plea on ground grand jurors improperly drawn to be filed; procedure when
plea sustained. A plea to an indictment, on the ground that the grand jurors by whom it was
found were not drawn in the presence of the officers designated by law must, if the accused
has been arrested, be filed at the session at which the indictment is found, and, if the accused
has not been arrested, it must be filed at the first session at which it is practicable after
the defendant's arrest; and, in all cases before a plea to the merits, if sustained, the defendant
must not be discharged but must be held in custody or bailed, as the case may be, to answer
another indictment at the same or the next session of the court, and the time elapsing between
the first and second indictments, in such case, must not be computed as a part of the period
limited by law for the prosecution of the offense. (Code 1852, §636; Code 1867, §4188; Code
1876, §4890; Code 1886, §4446; Code 1896, §5270; Code...
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15-27-5
Section 15-27-5 Objections; hearing; ruling. (a) If the prosecuting authority or victim files
an objection to the granting of a petition under this chapter, the court having jurisdiction
over the matter shall set a date for a hearing no sooner than 14 days from the filing of the
objection. The court shall notify the prosecuting authority and the petitioner of the hearing
date. In the discretion of the court, the court shall consider the following factors: (1)
Nature and seriousness of the offense committed. (2) Circumstances under which the offense
occurred. (3) Date of the offense. (4) Age of the person when the offense was committed. (5)
Whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident. (6) Other conditions which may have
contributed to the offense. (7) An available probation or parole record, report, or recommendation.
(8) Whether the offense was dismissed or nolle prossed as part of a negotiated plea agreement
and the petitioner plead guilty to another related or lesser...
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31-2A-34
Section 31-2A-34 (Article 34.) Advice of judge advocate and reference for trial. (a) Before
directing the trial of any charge by general or special court-martial, the convening authority
shall refer it to a judge advocate for consideration and advice. The convening authority may
not refer a specification under a charge to a general or special court-martial for trial unless
the convening authority has been advised in writing by a judge advocate of all of the following:
(1) The specification alleges an offense under this code. (2) The specification is warranted
by the evidence indicated in the report of investigation under Section 31-2A-32 (Article 32),
if there is such a report. (3) A court-martial would have jurisdiction over the accused and
the offense. (b) The advice of the judge advocate under subsection (a) with respect to a specification
under a charge shall include a written and signed statement by the judge advocate containing
both of the following: (1) Conclusions with respect...
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35-11-414
Section 35-11-414 Judgment. If the court by its finding, or the jury by their verdict, as the
case may be, ascertains that the plaintiff has a lien as claimed, judgment shall be entered
for the amount secured thereby, interest and cost, against the party liable for the same,
and establish the lien and condemn the property to sale for the satisfaction thereof; but
if the finding or verdict is for the plaintiff only on the issue of indebtedness, a judgment
shall be entered in his favor for the amount thereof as in other cases. (Acts 1969, No. 1068,
p. 1989, §6.)...
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12-15-212
Section 12-15-212 Conduct of delinquency and child in need of supervision hearings. (a) If
the allegations are denied, the juvenile court shall proceed to hear evidence on the petition.
If the juvenile court finds on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, based upon competent, material,
and relevant evidence, that the child committed the acts by reason of which the child is alleged
to be delinquent or in need of supervision, the juvenile court shall record its findings and
proceed to determine whether the child is in need of care or rehabilitation. If the juvenile
court finds that the allegations in the petition have not been established, the juvenile court
shall dismiss the petition and order the child discharged from any detention or temporary
care, theretofore ordered in the proceedings. (b) If the child admits to the allegations contained
in the petition, the juvenile court shall record its findings and proceed to determine whether
the child is in need of care or rehabilitation. (c) When...
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12-22-196
Section 12-22-196 Entry of findings on minutes of court. If the trial judge is satisfied that
the defendant or petitioner is without sufficient funds, and has no reasonable way to procure
the same, necessary for the payment of court reporters' fees or the clerks' fees, he shall
cause said finding to be entered on the minutes of the court. If the trial judge finds to
the contrary, he shall also cause said findings to be entered on the minutes of the court,
stating his reasons therefor. If the trial judge finds that the defendant or petitioner is
unable to pay all of the court reporter's fees or all of the clerk's fees but is able to pay
a part, he shall cause to be entered upon the minutes of the court such finding and shall
state his reasons therefor and state the amount in money that the defendant or petitioner
can reasonably pay. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 62, p. 1930, §6; Acts 1963, No. 525, p. 1129,
§6.)...
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22-52-10.9
Section 22-52-10.9 Order finding defendant insane, mentally incompetent, etc., to be entered
into information systems; civil review. (a)(1) Upon any finding that a defendant is insane,
mentally incompetent, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to Chapter
16 of Title 15, or the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure, the judge shall immediately forward
the order of the finding to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the order shall be entered
in its information systems. The order shall be forwarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
in the manner as the Alabama Justice Information Center Commission shall provide. (2) The
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, as soon as possible thereafter, shall enter the order in the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the information shall be entered
into the NICS Index Denied Persons File. (3) The records maintained pursuant to this section
shall only be used for purposes of determining eligibility to...
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