31-2A-44
Section 31-2A-44 (Article 44.) Former jeopardy. (a) No person, without his or her consent, may be tried a second time for the same offense. (b) No proceeding in which an accused has been found guilty by a court-martial upon any charge or specification is a trial pursuant to this article until the finding of guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed. (c) A proceeding which, after the introduction of evidence but before a finding, is dismissed or terminated by the convening authority or on motion of the prosecution for failure of available evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this article. (d) Any offense adjudicated under Chapter 47 of Title 10, U.S.C., shall be barred from prosecution under this code. (Act 2012-334, p. 790, ยง1.)...
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31-2A-64
Section 31-2A-64 (Article 64.) Review by the Senior Judge Advocate. (a) Each general and special court-martial case in which there has been a finding of guilty shall be reviewed by the senior judge advocate, or a designee for the convening authority. The senior judge advocate, or designee, may not review a case under this subsection if that person has acted in the same case as an accuser, investigating officer, member of the court, military judge, or counsel or has otherwise acted on behalf of the prosecution or defense. The senior judge advocate's review shall be in writing and shall contain all of the following: (1) Conclusions as to whether: a. The court had jurisdiction over the accused and the offense. b. The charge and specification stated an offense. c. The sentence was within the limits prescribed as a matter of law. (2) A response to each allegation of error made in writing by the accused. (3) If the case is sent for action under subsection (b), a recommendation as to the...
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31-2A-60
Section 31-2A-60 (Article 60.) Action by the convening authority. (a) The findings and sentence of a court-martial shall be reported promptly to the convening authority after the announcement of the sentence. (b)(1) The accused may submit to the convening authority matters for consideration by the convening authority with respect to the findings and the sentence. Any submission shall be in writing. Except in a summary court-martial case, a submission shall be made within 10 days after the accused has been given an authenticated record of trial and, if applicable, the recommendation of a judge advocate under subsection (d). In a summary court-martial case, such a submission shall be made within seven days after the sentence is announced. (2) If the accused shows that additional time is required for the accused to submit such matters, the convening authority or other person taking action under this article, for good cause, may extend the applicable period under subdivision (1) for up to...
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15-8-150
so advertised), which said stock (or other security) had not then been registered and recorded in the register of the Alabama Securities Commission (or which said advertisement had not then been filed with and approved by the chairman of the Alabama Securities Commission). (3) AFFRAYS. A. B. and C. D. did fight together in a public place (4) ALTERING, ETC., MARKS, BRANDS, ETC. A. B., with intent to defraud, marked or branded an unmarked horse, or altered or defaced the mark or brand of a marked animal, the property of C. D. (5) CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. A. B. did override (overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, torture, torment, deprive of necessary sustenance, mutilate or cruelly kill, or cause or procure the same, as the case may be) a horse (or other domestic animal, naming it). (6) WANTON, MALICIOUS, ETC., DESTRUCTION, ETC., OF ANIMALS, ETC. A. B. did unlawfully, or wantonly, or maliciously, kill (or disable, disfigure, destroy or injure) a horse (or other property mentioned in the...
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12-17-224
Section 12-17-224 Special services division; worthless check unit; guidelines for processing worthless check complaints; fees and restitution; collection and distribution. (a) Each district attorney may establish a special services division which shall be under the direction and control of the district attorney, and shall be organized for the following uses and purposes: (1) A section of the special services division of each district attorney's office may be organized as a worthless check unit. Each district attorney who elects to establish the unit shall assign sufficient staff and resources to effectively operate the unit. The worthless check unit of the special services division of the district attorney's office shall be created for the purpose of processing worthless checks. (2) Procedures: a. COMPLAINT REFERRALS. After following the requisites of Section 13A-9-13.1, any party holding a worthless negotiable instrument may present a "complaint" to the worthless check unit of the...
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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-62
Section 31-2A-62 (Article 62.) Appeal by the state. (a)(1) In a trial by court-martial in which a punitive discharge may be adjudged, the state may appeal the following, other than a finding of not guilty with respect to the charge or specification by the members of the court-martial or an order or ruling that is, or that amounts to, a finding of not guilty with respect to the charge or specification: a. An order or ruling of the military judge which terminates the proceedings with respect to a charge or specification. b. An order or ruling which excludes evidence that is substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding. c. An order or ruling which directs the disclosure of classified information. d. An order or ruling which imposes sanctions for nondisclosure of classified information. e. A refusal of the military judge to issue a protective order sought by the state to prevent the disclosure of classified information. f. A refusal by the military judge to enforce an order...
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31-2A-52
Section 31-2A-52 (Article 52.) Number of votes required. (a) No person may be convicted of an offense except as provided in Section 31-2A-45(b) (Article 45(b)) or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken. (b) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, may be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused. (c) Pursuant to its authority under Article XV, Section 271 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,...
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31-2A-15
Section 31-2A-15 (Article 15.) Commanding officer's non-judicial punishment. (a) Under such regulations as prescribed, any commanding officer may impose disciplinary punishments for minor offenses without the intervention of a court-martial pursuant to this article. The Governor, the Adjutant General, or an officer or a general or flag rank in command may delegate the powers under this article to a principal assistant who is a member of the Alabama National Guard. (b) For the purposes of this article, the term "day" shall mean the following: (1) For the purposes of pay, one day shall equal one active duty military payday. (2) For all other purposes, one day shall equal one calendar day. (c) For the purposes of this part, all members must be in military status when punishment is imposed. (d) Any commanding officer may impose upon enlisted members of the officer's command any of the following: (1) An admonition. (2) A reprimand. (3) The withholding of privileges for up to six consecutive...
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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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