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12-16-173
Section 12-16-173 Reversal of criminal cases appealed to Court of Criminal Appeals on ground
of defect in administration of oath to grand or petit juries. No criminal case taken by appeal
to the Court of Criminal Appeals shall be reversed because of any defect in the administration
of the oath to any grand or petit jury, unless the record in the case discloses the fact that
some objection was taken in the court below during the progress of the trial, based on such
defect. (Code 1886, §4329; Code 1896, §5014; Code 1907, §7274; Code 1923, §8609; Code
1940, T. 30, §59.)...
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13A-11-164
Section 13A-11-164 Refusal to testify by printer of libel or defamation. The printer or proprietor
of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable
under this article, who refuses, when summoned, to appear and testify before either the grand
or petit jury respecting the publication of such newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel
(not having a good excuse, to be determined by the court), is guilty of a contempt and also
of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than $20.00
nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard
labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1852, §14; Code 1867, §3554; Code
1876, §4108; Code 1886, §3774; Code 1896, §5066; Code 1907, §7341; Code 1923, §4924;
Code 1940, T. 14, §351; Code 1975, §13-6-204.)...
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45-11-233
Section 45-11-233 Methods of service. (a) Notices of the requirement of the attendance of jury
service in the Circuit Court of Chilton County may be served by first class mail, or may be
served as provided by Section 12-17-73. If, in the discretion of the sheriff, the service
is made by first class mail, such service shall be made as follows: It shall be the duty of
the sheriff to enclose the summons in an envelope addressed to the person to be served and
place all necessary postage and a return address thereon with notice to the postal authorities
not to forward outside of the county. In the event said jury summons is returned to the sheriff
by the United States Postal Service without delivery, the summons shall be made by the sheriff
returned NOT FOUND. All jury summons not returned by the United States Postal Service shall
be considered for all purposes as sufficient personal and legal service. The provisions of
this section in reference to service by mail, however, shall not apply...
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45-34-80.20
Section 45-34-80.20 Summons; service. (a) Notices of the requirement of the attendance of jury
service in the Circuit Court of Henry County may be served by first class mail or may be served
as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and this code. If, in the discretion of
the sheriff, the service is made by first class mail, such service shall be made as follows.
It shall be the duty of the sheriff to enclose the summons in an envelope addressed to the
person to be served and place all necessary postage and a return address thereon with notice
to the postal authorities not to forward outside of the county. In the event the jury summons
is returned to the sheriff by the post office of the United States without delivery, the summons
shall be made by the sheriff returned NOT FOUND. All jury summons not returned by the post
office shall be considered for all purposes as sufficient personal and legal service. The
provisions of this subsection in reference to service by mail,...
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13A-5-45
Section 13A-5-45 Sentence hearing - Delay; statements and arguments; admissibility of evidence;
burden of proof; mitigating and aggravating circumstances. (a) Upon conviction of a defendant
for a capital offense, the trial court shall conduct a separate sentence hearing to determine
whether the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole or to death.
The sentence hearing shall be conducted as soon as practicable after the defendant is convicted.
Provided, however, if the sentence hearing is to be conducted before the trial judge without
a jury or before the trial judge and a jury other than the trial jury, as provided elsewhere
in this article, the trial court with the consent of both parties may delay the sentence hearing
until it has received the pre-sentence investigation report specified in Section 13A-5-47(b).
Otherwise, the sentence hearing shall not be delayed pending receipt of the pre-sentence investigation
report. (b) The state and the defendant shall be...
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17-16-55
Section 17-16-55 Contest of election of judge of circuit or district court - Testimony; heard
without jury. The testimony on the contest must be taken by deposition as in civil cases at
common law, but no affidavit, other than that of the materiality of the testimony of the witnesses
proposed to be examined, shall be required. Either party may, on giving five days' notice,
require the examination before the commissioner to be oral and that the witnesses be examined
separate and apart from each other. The party against whom the depositions are to be taken
must have at least five days' notice of the time and place of taking such depositions and
of the name and residence of the commissioner or commissioners proposed. The contest must
be heard and determined by the court without the intervention of a jury. (Code 1896, §1694;
Code 1907, §468; Code 1923, §558; Code 1940, T. 17, §244; §17-15-28; amended and renumbered
by Act 2006-570, p. 1331, §83.)...
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31-8-29
Section 31-8-29 Grand jury investigations of county pension list; report. The county department
of human resources of each county shall, at least twice a year, submit a certified list of
the pensioners on the roll of its county, with the post-office address of each, to the judge
of the circuit court, who shall specifically charge the grand jury to investigate the pension
list for the purpose of ascertaining such as are not entitled to pensions. The list may be
purged of any names on the list who are not entitled to receive pensions, and the foreman
of such grand jury shall report through the county department of human resources to the State
Department of Human Resources the recommendation of the grand jury as to such names as from
their investigation are not entitled to the benefits of this chapter. Such names shall, on
order of the State Department of Human Resources, be stricken from the pension roll. (Acts
1919, No. 409, p. 535; Code 1923, §2967; Code 1940, T. 60, §40.)...
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36-11-19
Section 36-11-19 Drawing of jury where member of county commission, etc., subject to impeachment
proceedings. Whenever any information for the impeachment of any member of a county commission,
jury commission or other board charged by law with the duty of drawing petit juries is filed
in any court in this state having jurisdiction to hear and determine such information, or
whenever any article of impeachment or other proceedings for the impeachment of any such member
are filed or commenced in any such court, the judge of the circuit court shall, in the manner
provided by law, draw the jury for the trial of such cases. (Code 1907, §7112; Code 1923,
§4509; Code 1940, T. 41, §190.)...
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12-1-23
Section 12-1-23 Reasonable accommodation for those in need of special services, etc. (a) If
any plaintiff, defendant, or witness in any proceeding before the district court, circuit
court, appellate court, or grand jury is in need of special services or equipment as required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act [P.L. 101-366], the court shall make every effort to
make reasonable accommodation for the services or equipment to allow the person to fully participate
in the proceedings. All costs for the services or equipment shall be approved in advance by
the court. (b) The costs incurred by the district, circuit, or appellate court providing special
services or equipment, when approved by the court in advance, shall be forwarded by the clerk
of the court to the State Comptroller to be paid out of funds within the State General Fund
known as "court assessed costs not provided for." Nothing in this section shall
prohibit the court from taxing the costs against one or more of the parties...
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12-16-60
Section 12-16-60 Qualifications of jurors. (a) A prospective juror is qualified to serve on
a jury if the juror is generally reputed to be honest and intelligent and is esteemed in the
community for integrity, good character and sound judgment and also: (1) Is a citizen of the
United States, has been a resident of the county for more than 12 months and is over the age
of 19 years; (2) Is able to read, speak, understand and follow instructions given by a judge
in the English language; (3) Is capable by reason of physical and mental ability to render
satisfactory jury service, and is not afflicted with any permanent disease or physical weakness
whereby the juror is unfit to discharge the duties of a juror; (4) Has not lost the right
to vote by conviction for any offense involving moral turpitude. (b) The jury commission shall
determine, on the basis of information provided on the jury qualification form or interviews
with the prospective juror or other competent evidence: (1) If the...
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