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https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-31/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-31 - Statement of Purpose. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-31 - Statement of Purpose. | Section 12-25-31
Statement of purpose.
(a) It is essential that Alabama manage its criminal justice system in the manner best able to protect public safety and make the most effective and efficient use of correctional resources. Based on the findings and recommendations of the Alabama Sentencing Commission, the Legisla... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-31-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-31.1 - Legislative Findings. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-31.1 - Legislative Findings. | Section 12-25-31.1
Legislative findings.
(a) The Legislature finds the Alabama Sentencing Commission has followed the directives of the Legislature in this article, to develop and recommend to the Legislature a discretionary sentencing structure designed to protect public safety by providing a fair, effective, and effi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-32/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-32 - Definitions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-32 - Definitions. | Section 12-25-32
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established as a state agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter.
(2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An array of punishment options, from probation to incar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-33/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-33 - Powers and Duties of Commission. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-33 - Powers and Duties of Commission. | Section 12-25-33
Powers and duties of commission.
To achieve the goals recognized by the Legislature in Chapter 25 and Section 12-25-31, the commission shall:
(1) Develop, maintain, and modify as necessary a system of statewide voluntary sentencing standards for use in felony cases which shall take into account histori... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-34/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-34 - Development and Adoption of the Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-34 - Development and Adoption of the Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | Section 12-25-34
Development and adoption of the voluntary sentencing standards.
(a) Statewide voluntary sentencing standards shall be developed and presented to the Legislature in stages over a three-year period as follows:
(1) By July 31, 2003, the commission shall develop and distribute to all sentencing judges a re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-34-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-34.1 - Approval of the Initial Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-34.1 - Approval of the Initial Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | Section 12-25-34.1
Approval of the initial voluntary sentencing standards.
The initial voluntary sentencing standards and the accompanying worksheets and instructions, as adopted by the Sentencing Commission on September 30, 2005, and filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-34-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-34.2 - Presumptive Sentencing Standards. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-34.2 - Presumptive Sentencing Standards. | Section 12-25-34.2
Presumptive sentencing standards.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) AGGRAVATING FACTORS. Substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence whereby the sentencing court may impose a departure sentence above the presumpt... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-35/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-35 - Use of Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-35 - Use of Voluntary Sentencing Standards. | Section 12-25-35
Use of voluntary sentencing standards.
(a) In felony cases, a probation officer, the district attorney, or some other person appointed at the discretion of the sentencing judge, and within the time frame set by the judge, shall, after notice to the offender or his or her attorney, present a completed a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-36/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-36 - Sentencing Under the Voluntary Truth-in-Sentencing Standards. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-36 - Sentencing Under the Voluntary Truth-in-Sentencing Standards. | Section 12-25-36
Sentencing under the voluntary truth-in-sentencing standards.
This section and Sections 12-25-37 and 12-25-38 shall apply only after development and legislative approval of the proposed truth-in-sentencing standards submitted in 2020. When a judge sentences based on the voluntary truth-in-sentencing st... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-37/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-37 - Post-Release Supervision. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-37 - Post-Release Supervision. | Section 12-25-37
Post-release supervision.
(a) An offender sentenced based on the voluntary truth-in-sentencing standards is released from incarceration to post-release supervision on the date equivalent to the expiration of the minimum term of sentence plus any additional time added by the Department of Corrections on... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-25/article-2/section-12-25-38/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission.›Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003.›Section 12-25-38 - Revocation of Post-Release Supervision Status. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 25 - Alabama Sentencing Commission. › Article 2 - Alabama Sentencing Reform Act of 2003. › Section 12-25-38 - Revocation of Post-Release Supervision Status. | Section 12-25-38
Revocation of post-release supervision status.
(a) Offenders who fail to comply with the conditions of post-release supervision as specified by the Board of Pardons and Paroles may have their release status revoked.
(b) At any time during the period of post-release supervision, the Board of Pardons and... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-1 - Definitions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-1 - Definitions. | Section 12-26-1
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCE. A consequence, penalty, or other result automatically imposed by operation of state law or rule that limits or prohibits an individual convicted of a crime from obtaining occupational licen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-2 - Exclusions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-2 - Exclusions. | Section 12-26-2
Exclusions.
This chapter does not do any of the following:
(1) Provide a basis for invalidating a plea, conviction, or sentence.
(2) Provide a cause of action for monetary damages.
(3) Affect any of the following:
a. The responsibilities imposed by the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Not... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-3 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - State Conviction. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-3 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - State Conviction. | Section 12-26-3
Petition for order of limited relief - State conviction.
(a) An individual who has been convicted in this state of a misdemeanor or felony may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the following venues:
(1) For a conviction imposed by a circuit court, in the circuit civil court in the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-4/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-4 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Federal Conviction. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-4 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Federal Conviction. | Section 12-26-4
Petition for order of limited relief - Federal conviction.
(a) An individual who has been convicted in federal court may file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in the circuit civil court in the judicial circuit where the individual resides.
(b) The circuit court shall have original jurisdi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-5/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-5 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Conviction Outside State. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-5 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Conviction Outside State. | Section 12-26-5
Petition for order of limited relief - Conviction outside state.
(a) An individual who has been convicted in the court of another state or country and has received an order of limited relief or similar document or ruling from the convicting jurisdiction may file a petition to obtain an order of limited ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-6/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-6 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Exceptions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-6 - Petition for Order of Limited Relief - Exceptions. | Section 12-26-6
Petition for order of limited relief - Exceptions.
(a) An individual may not file a petition to obtain an order of limited relief in any of the following circumstances:
(1) If the petitioner is serving a custodial sentence with more than six months remaining.
(2) If the petitioner is currently charged w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-7/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-7 - Petition Requirements; Service; Postsentence Report; Effect of Filing. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-7 - Petition Requirements; Service; Postsentence Report; Effect of Filing. | Section 12-26-7
Petition requirements; service; postsentence report; effect of filing.
(a) A petition to obtain an order of limited relief shall include a sworn statement made under penalty of perjury by the petitioner stating all of the following:
(1) That the petitioner is not subject to the limitations in Section 12... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-8/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-8 - Fees; Indigency. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-8 - Fees; Indigency. | Section 12-26-8
Fees; indigency.
(a) In addition to any court costs or docket fees for filing a petition in circuit court, the petitioner shall pay an administrative filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100) at the time of filing a petition to obtain an order of limited relief. The administrative filing fee may not be w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-9/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-9 - Time of Ruling; Hearing; Scope; Appeal. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-9 - Time of Ruling; Hearing; Scope; Appeal. | Section 12-26-9
Time of ruling; hearing; scope; appeal.
(a) The circuit court shall rule on the merits of the petition in accordance with subsection (d) within 90 calendar days of the date the petition was filed. The court, for good cause, may extend the time within which it must rule on the petition by order entered p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-10/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-10 - Determination That Petition Filed Under False Pretenses, etc.; Voiding of Order;... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-10 - Determination That Petition Filed Under False Pretenses, etc.; Voiding of Order; Revocation of Order. | Section 12-26-10
Determination that petition filed under false pretenses, etc.; voiding of order; revocation of order.
(a) If a court makes a preliminary determination that a petition for an order of limited relief was filed under false pretenses or supported by false evidence, the court shall notify the petitioner, an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-12/chapter-26/section-12-26-11/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 12 - Courts.›Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief.›Section 12-26-11 - Form; Annual Report. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 26 - Occupational Licensing Order of Limited Relief. › Section 12-26-11 - Form; Annual Report. | Section 12-26-11
Form; annual report.
(a) The Administrative Office of Courts may establish a standard order of limited relief form to be used by all courts in the state.
(b) Upon request, the Administrative Office of Courts shall provide an annual report to the Legislature specifying by jurisdiction the number of appl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-1 - Short Title. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-1 - Short Title. | Section 13A-1-1
Short title.
This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama Criminal Code."
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §101.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-2 - Definitions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-2 - Definitions. | Section 13A-1-2
Definitions.
Unless different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent provisions of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) BOOBY TRAP. Any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by any action of a person making contact with t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-3 - General Purposes of Title. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-3 - General Purposes of Title. | Section 13A-1-3
General purposes of title.
The general purposes of the provisions of this title are:
(1) To proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual and/or public interests;
(2) To give fair warning of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the punishm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-4/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-4 - When Act or Omission Constitutes Crime. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-4 - When Act or Omission Constitutes Crime. | Section 13A-1-4
When act or omission constitutes crime.
No act or omission is a crime unless made so by this title or by other applicable statute or lawful ordinance.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §110.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-6/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-6 - General Rule of Construction. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-6 - General Rule of Construction. | Section 13A-1-6
General rule of construction.
All provisions of this title shall be construed according to the fair import of their terms to promote justice and to effect the objects of the law, including the purposes stated in Section 13A-1-3.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §115.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-7/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-7 - Applicability of Title to Offenses Committed Before and After Enactment of Title. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-7 - Applicability of Title to Offenses Committed Before and After Enactment of Title. | Section 13A-1-7
Applicability of title to offenses committed before and after enactment of title.
(a) The provisions of this title shall govern the construction of and punishment for any offense defined in this title and committed after 12:01 A.M. January 1, 1980, as well as the construction and application of any defe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-8/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-8 - Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-8 - Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense. | Section 13A-1-8
Procedural matters; civil liabilities not affected by title; prosecution when more than one offense.
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the procedure governing the accusation, prosecution, conviction, and punishment of offenders and offenses is not regulated by this title.
(2) This title does n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-9/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-9 - Lesser Included Offenses. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-9 - Lesser Included Offenses. | Section 13A-1-9
Lesser included offenses.
(a) A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged. An offense is an included one if:
(1) It is established by proof of the same or fewer than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged; or
(2) It consists of an attempt ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-10/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-10 - Pending Proceedings, Rights and Liabilities Not Affected. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-10 - Pending Proceedings, Rights and Liabilities Not Affected. | Section 13A-1-10
Pending proceedings, rights and liabilities not affected.
All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired or incurred on January 1, 1980, are hereby saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they were commenced. This title shall not be construed to affect... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-1/section-13a-1-11/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-1-11 - Effective Date. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-1-11 - Effective Date. | Section 13A-1-11
Effective date.
This title shall take effect at 12:01 A.M. o'clock on January 1, 1980.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §9910; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-125, p. 230.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-1 - Definitions - Generally. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-1 - Definitions - Generally. | Section 13A-2-1
Definitions - Generally.
The following definitions apply to this Criminal Code:
(1) ACT. A bodily movement, and such term includes possession of property.
(2) VOLUNTARY ACT. An act performed consciously as a result of effort or determination, and such term includes the possession of property if the acto... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-2 - Definitions - Definitions of Culpable Mental State. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-2 - Definitions - Definitions of Culpable Mental State. | Section 13A-2-2
Definitions - Definitions of culpable mental state.
The following definitions apply to this Criminal Code:
(1) INTENTIONALLY. A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense, when his purpose is to cause that result or to engage in that condu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-3 - Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liabilit... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-3 - Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability. | Section 13A-2-3
Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and of mental culpability.
The minimum requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of perfo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-4/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-4 - Construction of Statutes With Respect to Culpability Requirements. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-4 - Construction of Statutes With Respect to Culpability Requirements. | Section 13A-2-4
Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements.
(a) When a statute defining an offense prescribes as an element thereof a specified culpable mental state, such mental state is presumed to apply to every element of the offense unless the context thereof indicates to the contrary.
(b) A... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-5/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-5 - Causal Relationship Between Conduct and Results; Relationship to Mental Culpabilit... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-5 - Causal Relationship Between Conduct and Results; Relationship to Mental Culpability. | Section 13A-2-5
Causal relationship between conduct and results; relationship to mental culpability.
(a) A person is criminally liable if the result would not have occurred but for his conduct, operating either alone or concurrently with another cause, unless the concurrent cause was sufficient to produce the result an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-6/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-6 - Effect of Ignorance or Mistake Upon Liability. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-6 - Effect of Ignorance or Mistake Upon Liability. | Section 13A-2-6
Effect of ignorance or mistake upon liability.
(a) A person is not relieved of criminal liability for conduct because he engages in that conduct under a mistaken belief of fact unless:
(1) His factual mistake negatives the culpable mental state required for the commission of an offense; or
(2) The statu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-1/section-13a-2-7/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 1 - Culpability.›Section 13A-2-7 - Consent. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 1 - Culpability. › Section 13A-2-7 - Consent. | Section 13A-2-7
Consent.
(a) In general. - The consent of the victim to conduct charged to constitute an offense or to the result thereof is a defense if such consent negatives a required element of the offense or precludes the infliction of the harm or evil sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense.
(b) C... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-20/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-20 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-20 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior. | Section 13A-2-20
Criminal liability based upon behavior.
A person is criminally liable for an offense if it is committed by his own behavior or by the behavior of another person for which he is legally accountable as provided for in this article, or both.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §401.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-21/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-21 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Accountability Imposed by Sta... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-21 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Accountability Imposed by Statute. | Section 13A-2-21
Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Accountability imposed by statute.
A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another person if he is made accountable for the behavior of such person by the statute defining the offense or by specific provision of this title.
(Acts 1977, No.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-22/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-22 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Conduct of an Innocent Person... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-22 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Conduct of an Innocent Person. | Section 13A-2-22
Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Conduct of an innocent person.
(a) A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another if, acting with the culpable mental state sufficient for the commission of the offense in question, he causes an innocent person to engage in such behavior.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-23/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-23 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Complicity. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-23 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Complicity. | Section 13A-2-23
Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Complicity.
A person is legally accountable for the behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if, with the intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense:
(1) He procures, induces or causes such other person to commit the offense;... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-24/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-24 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Exceptions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-24 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Exceptions. | Section 13A-2-24
Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Exceptions.
Unless otherwise provided by the statute defining the offense, a person shall not be legally accountable for behavior of another constituting a criminal offense if:
(1) He is a victim of that offense; or
(2) The offense is so defined that ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-25/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-25 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Certain Defenses Not Availabl... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-25 - Criminal Liability Based Upon Behavior of Another - Certain Defenses Not Available. | Section 13A-2-25
Criminal liability based upon behavior of another - Certain defenses not available.
In a prosecution for an offense in which criminal liability is based upon the behavior of another person pursuant to this article, it is no defense that:
(1) Such other person has not been prosecuted for or convicted of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-2/article-2/section-13a-2-26/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability.›Article 2 - Parties to Offenses.›Section 13A-2-26 - Criminal Liability of an Individual for Corporate Conduct. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 2 - Principles of Criminal Liability. › Article 2 - Parties to Offenses. › Section 13A-2-26 - Criminal Liability of an Individual for Corporate Conduct. | Section 13A-2-26
Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct.
A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense which he performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of a corporation to the same extent as if such conduct were performed in his own name or behalf.
(Acts 197... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-1/section-13a-3-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 1 - Responsibility.›Section 13A-3-1 - Mental Disease or Defect. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 1 - Responsibility. › Section 13A-3-1 - Mental Disease or Defect. | Section 13A-3-1
Mental disease or defect.
(a) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for any crime that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the defendant, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or wrongfulness of his acts. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-1/section-13a-3-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 1 - Responsibility.›Section 13A-3-2 - Intoxication. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 1 - Responsibility. › Section 13A-3-2 - Intoxication. | Section 13A-3-2
Intoxication.
(a) Intoxication is not a defense to a criminal charge, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section. However, intoxication, whether voluntary or involuntary, is admissible in evidence whenever it is relevant to negate an element of the offense charged.
(b) When recklessness establ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-1/section-13a-3-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 1 - Responsibility.›Section 13A-3-3 - Immaturity. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 1 - Responsibility. › Section 13A-3-3 - Immaturity. | Section 13A-3-3
Immaturity.
The prosecution of any person as an adult shall be barred if the offense was committed when the actor was less than 14 years old.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §510.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-20/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-20 - Definitions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-20 - Definitions. | Section 13A-3-20
Definitions.
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
(1) BUILDING. Any structure which may be entered and utilized by persons for business, public use, lodging, or the storage of goods, and includes any vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft used for the lodging of persons or carrying on bu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-21/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-21 - Basis for Defense Generally; Injury to Innocent Person Through Negligence; Civil... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-21 - Basis for Defense Generally; Injury to Innocent Person Through Negligence; Civil Remedies. | Section 13A-3-21
Basis for defense generally; injury to innocent person through negligence; civil remedies.
(a) Defense. Except as otherwise expressly provided, justification or excuse under this article is a defense.
(b) Danger to innocent persons. If a person is justified or excused in using force against a person, b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-22/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-22 - Execution of Public Duty. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-22 - Execution of Public Duty. | Section 13A-3-22
Execution of public duty.
Unless inconsistent with other provisions of this article, or with some other provision of law, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal when it is required or authorized by law or by a judicial decree or is performed by a public serv... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-23/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-23 | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-23 | Section 13A-3-23
Use of force in defense of a person.
(a) A person is justified in using physical force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he or she may use... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-24/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-24 - Use of Force by Persons With Parental, Custodial, or Special Responsibilities. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-24 - Use of Force by Persons With Parental, Custodial, or Special Responsibilities. | Section 13A-3-24
Use of force by persons with parental, custodial, or special responsibilities.
The use of force upon another person is justified under any of the following circumstances:
(1) A parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care and supervision of a minor or an incompetent person, and a teacher ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-25/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-25 - Use of Force in Defense of Premises. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-25 - Use of Force in Defense of Premises. | Section 13A-3-25
Use of force in defense of premises.
(a) A person in lawful possession or control of premises, as defined in Section 13A-3-20, or a person who is licensed or privileged to be thereon, may use physical force upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary to prevent o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-26/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-26 - Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than Premises. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-26 - Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than Premises. | Section 13A-3-26
Use of force in defense of property other than premises.
A person is justified in using physical force, other than deadly physical force, upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it to be necessary to prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission by the other... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-27/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-27 - Use of Force in Making an Arrest or Preventing an Escape. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-27 - Use of Force in Making an Arrest or Preventing an Escape. | Section 13A-3-27
Use of force in making an arrest or preventing an escape.
(a) A peace officer is justified in using that degree of physical force which he reasonably believes to be necessary, upon a person in order:
(1) To make an arrest for a misdemeanor, violation or violation of a criminal ordinance, or to prevent ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-28/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-28 - Use of Force in Resisting Arrest Prohibited. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-28 - Use of Force in Resisting Arrest Prohibited. | Section 13A-3-28
Use of force in resisting arrest prohibited.
A person may not use physical force to resist a lawful arrest by a peace officer who is known or reasonably appears to be a peace officer.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §635.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-30/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-30 - Duress. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-30 - Duress. | Section 13A-3-30
Duress.
(a) It is a defense to prosecution that the actor engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was compelled to do so by the threat of imminent death or serious physical injury to himself or another.
(b) The defense provided by this section is unavailable if the actor intentionally or recklessl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-3/article-2/section-13a-3-31/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 3 - Defenses.›Article 2 - Justification and Excuse.›Section 13A-3-31 - Entrapment. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 3 - Defenses. › Article 2 - Justification and Excuse. › Section 13A-3-31 - Entrapment. | Section 13A-3-31
Entrapment.
The Alabama Criminal Code adopts the present case law on entrapment.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §650; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-4/section-13a-4-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes.›Section 13A-4-1 - Criminal Solicitation. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes. › Section 13A-4-1 - Criminal Solicitation. | Section 13A-4-1
Criminal solicitation.
(a) A person is guilty of criminal solicitation if, with the intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a crime, he solicits, requests, commands or importunes such other person to engage in such conduct.
A person may not be convicted of criminal solicitation upon th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-4/section-13a-4-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes.›Section 13A-4-2 - Attempt. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes. › Section 13A-4-2 - Attempt. | Section 13A-4-2
Attempt.
(a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, with the intent to commit a specific offense, he does any overt act towards the commission of such offense.
(b) It is no defense under this section that the offense charged to have been attempted was, under the attendant circumstances, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-4/section-13a-4-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes.›Section 13A-4-3 - Criminal Conspiracy Generally. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes. › Section 13A-4-3 - Criminal Conspiracy Generally. | Section 13A-4-3
Criminal conspiracy generally.
(a) A person is guilty of criminal conspiracy if, with the intent that conduct constituting an offense be performed, he agrees with one or more persons to engage in or cause the performance of such conduct, and any one or more of such persons does an overt act to effect an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-4/section-13a-4-4/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes.›Section 13A-4-4 - Conspiracy Formed in This State to Commit Crime Elsewhere Indictable Here. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes. › Section 13A-4-4 - Conspiracy Formed in This State to Commit Crime Elsewhere Indictable Here. | Section 13A-4-4
Conspiracy formed in this state to commit crime elsewhere indictable here.
A conspiracy formed in this state to do an act beyond the state, which, if done in this state, would be a criminal offense, is indictable and punishable in this state in all respects as if such conspiracy had been to do such act ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-4/section-13a-4-5/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes.›Section 13A-4-5 - Consummation of Object Offense Not Defense to Prosecution; Multiple Convictions on... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 4 - Inchoate Crimes. › Section 13A-4-5 - Consummation of Object Offense Not Defense to Prosecution; Multiple Convictions on Basis of Same Course of Conduct. | Section 13A-4-5
Consummation of object offense not defense to prosecution; multiple convictions on basis of same course of conduct.
(a) It is no defense to a prosecution for criminal solicitation, Section 13A-4-1, attempt, Section 13A-4-2, or criminal conspiracy, Section 13A-4-3, that the offense solicited, attempted o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-1 - Applicability of Provisions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-1 - Applicability of Provisions. | Section 13A-5-1
Applicability of provisions.
(a) Every person convicted of any offense defined in this title, or defined outside this title, shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with this article, unless otherwise specifically provided by law.
(b) Penal laws enacted after January 1, 1980, shall be classified f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-2 - Authorized Dispositions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-2 - Authorized Dispositions. | Section 13A-5-2
Authorized dispositions.
(a) Every person convicted of a felony shall be sentenced by the court to imprisonment for a term authorized by Sections 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, and 13A-5-10.
(b) In addition to imprisonment, every person convicted of a felony may be sentenced by the court to pay a fine authorized by ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-3/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-3 - Classification of Offenses. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-3 - Classification of Offenses. | Section 13A-5-3
Classification of offenses.
(a) Offenses are designated as felonies, misdemeanors or violations.
(b) Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into four categories:
(1) Class A felonies;
(2) Class B felonies;
(3) Class C felonies; and
(4) Class D felonies.
(c) Misdemea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-4/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-4 - Designation of Offenses. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-4 - Designation of Offenses. | Section 13A-5-4
Designation of offenses.
(a) The particular classification of each felony defined in this title, except murder under Section 13A-6-2, is expressly designated in the chapter or article defining it. Any offense defined outside this title which is declared by law to be a felony without specification of its... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-5/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-5 - Presentence Investigation. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-5 - Presentence Investigation. | Section 13A-5-5
Presentence investigation.
There shall be a presentence or postsentence investigation report completed and filed on every defendant convicted of a felony offense after March 10, 2006, and such report shall be in an electronic format. On motion of the court or written motion of either party, the court sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-6/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-6 - Sentences of Imprisonment for Felonies. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-6 - Sentences of Imprisonment for Felonies. | Section 13A-5-6
Sentences of imprisonment for felonies.
(a) Sentences for felonies shall be for a definite term of imprisonment, which imprisonment includes hard labor, within the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A felony, for life or not more than 99 years or less than 10 years.
(2) For a Class B felony, not mor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-7/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-7 - Sentences of Imprisonment for Misdemeanors and Violations. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-7 - Sentences of Imprisonment for Misdemeanors and Violations. | Section 13A-5-7
Sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors and violations.
(a) Sentences for misdemeanors shall be a definite term of imprisonment in the county jail or to hard labor for the county, within the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A misdemeanor, not more than one year.
(2) For a Class B misdemeanor, n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-8/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-8 - Place of Imprisonment. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-8 - Place of Imprisonment. | Section 13A-5-8
Place of imprisonment.
The place of imprisonment for sentences imposed in this state shall be as established elsewhere by law.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §1232.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-8-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-8.1 - Termination From Alternative Programs. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-8.1 - Termination From Alternative Programs. | Section 13A-5-8.1
Termination from alternative programs.
If a defendant is participating in a court supervised evidence-based treatment program, as that term is defined in Section 12-25-32, a court ordered faith-based program, or any other court ordered rehabilitative program and is subsequently terminated from that pr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-9/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-9 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Additional Penalties. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-9 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Additional Penalties. | Section 13A-5-9
Habitual felony offenders - Additional penalties.
(a) In all cases when it is shown that a criminal defendant has been previously convicted of a Class A, Class B, or Class C felony and after the conviction has committed another Class A, Class B, or Class C felony, he or she must be punished as follows:
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-9-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-9.1 - Retroactive Application of Section 13a-5-9. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-9.1 - Retroactive Application of Section 13a-5-9. | Section 13A-5-9.1
Retroactive application of Section 13A-5-9.
Repealed by Act 2014-165, §1, effective March 13, 2014.
(Act 2001-977, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 941, §1; Act 2007-457, p. 945, §1.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-10/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-10 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Restriction on Imposition of Penalty. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-10 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Restriction on Imposition of Penalty. | Section 13A-5-10
Habitual felony offenders - Proof; restriction on imposition of penalty.
(a) The court may conduct a hearing upon the issue of whether a defendant is a repeat or habitual offender under Section 13A-5-9, according to procedures established by rule of court.
(b) Section 13A-5-9 does not apply to a corpor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-10-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-10.1 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Certified Copies of Case Action Summary Shee... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-10.1 - Habitual Felony Offenders - Proof; Certified Copies of Case Action Summary Sheets, Docket Sheets, Etc. | Section 13A-5-10.1
Habitual felony offenders - Proof; certified copies of case action summary sheets, docket sheets, etc.
(a) Certified copies of case action summary sheets, docket sheets or other records of the court are admissible for the purpose of proving prior convictions of a crime, if the prior conviction is oth... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-11/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-11 - Fines for Felonies. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-11 - Fines for Felonies. | Section 13A-5-11
Fines for felonies.
(a) A sentence to pay a fine for a felony shall be for a definite amount, fixed by the court, within the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A felony, not more than $60,000;
(2) For a Class B felony, not more than $30,000;
(3) For a Class C felony, not more than $15,000;
(4) For ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-12/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-12 - Fines for Misdemeanors and Violations. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-12 - Fines for Misdemeanors and Violations. | Section 13A-5-12
Fines for misdemeanors and violations.
(a) A sentence to pay a fine for a misdemeanor shall be for a definite amount, fixed by the court, within the following limitations:
(1) For a Class A misdemeanor, not more than $6,000;
(2) For a Class B misdemeanor, not more than $3,000;
(3) For a Class C misdeme... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-12-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-12.1 - Fines for Certain Additional Misdemeanors. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-12.1 - Fines for Certain Additional Misdemeanors. | Section 13A-5-12.1
Fines for certain additional misdemeanors.
Repealed by Act 2011-680, p. 2004, §2, effective June 14, 2011.
(Act 2003-355, p. 962, §2.) |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-1/section-13a-5-13/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 1 - General Provisions.›Section 13A-5-13 - Crimes Motivated by Victim's Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Ethnicity, o... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 13A-5-13 - Crimes Motivated by Victim's Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, Ethnicity, or Physical or Mental Disability. | Section 13A-5-13
Crimes motivated by victim's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) It is the right of every person, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-39/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-39 - Definitions. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-39 - Definitions. | Section 13A-5-39
Definitions.
As used in this article, these terms shall be defined as follows:
(1) CAPITAL OFFENSE. An offense for which a defendant shall be punished by a sentence of death or life imprisonment without parole, or in the case of a defendant who establishes that he or she was under the age of 18 years a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-40/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-40 - Capital Offenses. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-40 - Capital Offenses. | Section 13A-5-40
Capital offenses.
(a) The following are capital offenses:
(1) Murder by the defendant during a kidnapping in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.
(2) Murder by the defendant during a robbery in the first degree or an attempt thereof committed by the defendant.
(3) Murder b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-41/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-41 - Lesser Included Offenses. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-41 - Lesser Included Offenses. | Section 13A-5-41
Lesser included offenses.
Subject to the provisions of Section 13A-1-9(b), the jury may find a defendant indicted for a crime defined in Section 13A-5-40(a) not guilty of the capital offense but guilty of a lesser included offense or offenses. Lesser included offenses shall be defined as provided in Se... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-42/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-42 - Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-42 - Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing. | Section 13A-5-42
Guilty plea; burden of proof upon state; waiver; sentencing.
A defendant who is indicted for a capital offense may plead guilty to it, but the state, only in cases where the death penalty is to be imposed, must prove the defendant's guilt of the capital offense beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury. The ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-43/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-43 - Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sent... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-43 - Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sentencing. | Section 13A-5-43
Trial of capital offenses; discharge of defendant; lesser included offenses; sentencing.
(a) In the trial of a capital offense the jury shall first hear all the admissible evidence offered on the charge or charges against the defendant. It shall then determine whether the defendant is guilty of the cap... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-43-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-43.1 - Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-43.1 - Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age. | Section 13A-5-43.1
Life imprisonment for certain crimes by persons under 18 years of age.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a defendant is found guilty of any non-homicide crime for which the only sentence provided by law is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and that defendant proves by a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-43-2/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-43.2 - Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-43.2 - Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age. | Section 13A-5-43.2
Applicability of certain provisions to persons under 18 years of age.
Act 2016-360 shall apply to any person under the age of 18 years at the time an offense was committed who was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole under Section 13A-5-2, 13A-5-39, 13A-5-43, or 13A-6-2, whether the pe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-44/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-44 - Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sente... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-44 - Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sentence Hearing. | Section 13A-5-44
Jury selection and separation; waiver by defendant of jury participation in sentence hearing.
(a) The selection of the jury for the trial of a capital case shall include the selection of at least two alternate jurors chosen according to procedures specified by law or court rule.
(b) The separation of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-45/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-45 - Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Bu... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-45 - Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Burden of Proof; Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances. | 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 sente... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-46/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-46 - Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-46 - Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless Impossible or Impracticable; Separation of Jury; Instructions... | Section 13A-5-46
Sentence hearing - Conducted before jury unless waived; trial jury to sit unless impossible or impracticable; separation of jury; instructions to jury; advisory verdicts; vote required; mistrial; waiver of right to advisory verdict.
(a) Unless both parties with the consent of the court waive the right ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-47/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-47 - Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-47 - Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances; Court to Enter Written Findings. | Section 13A-5-47
Determination of sentence by court; presentation of arguments on aggravating and mitigating circumstances; court to enter written findings.
(a) After the sentence hearing has been conducted, and after the jury has returned a verdict, or after such a verdict has been waived as provided in Section 13A-5-... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-47-1/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-47.1 - Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court From Overriding Jury Verdict in Cap... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-47.1 - Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court From Overriding Jury Verdict in Capital Cases. | Section 13A-5-47.1
Application of provisions prohibiting court from overriding jury verdict in capital cases.
Sections 13A-5-45, 13A-5-46, and 13A-5-47 shall apply to any defendant who is charged with capital murder after April 11, 2017, and shall not apply retroactively to any defendant who has previously been convict... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-48/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-48 - Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-48 - Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined. | Section 13A-5-48
Process of weighing aggravating and mitigating circumstances defined.
The process described in Sections 13A-5-46(e)(2), 13A-5- 46(e)(3) and Section 13A-5-47(e) of weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine the sentence shall not be defined to mean a mere tallying of aggravating ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-49/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-49 - Aggravating Circumstances. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-49 - Aggravating Circumstances. | Section 13A-5-49
Aggravating circumstances.
Aggravating circumstances shall be any of the following:
(1) The capital offense was committed by a person under sentence of imprisonment.
(2) The defendant was previously convicted of another capital offense or a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person.
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-50/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-50 - Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-50 - Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination. | Section 13A-5-50
Consideration of aggravating circumstances in sentence determination.
The fact that a particular capital offense as defined in Section 13A-5-40(a) necessarily includes one or more aggravating circumstances as specified in Section 13A-5-49 shall not be construed to preclude the finding and consideration... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-51/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-51 - Mitigating Circumstances - Generally. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-51 - Mitigating Circumstances - Generally. | Section 13A-5-51
Mitigating circumstances - Generally.
Mitigating circumstances shall include, but not be limited to. the following:
(1) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity;
(2) The capital offense was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-52/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-52 - Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant's Character, Record, Etc. | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-52 - Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant's Character, Record, Etc. | Section 13A-5-52
Mitigating circumstances - Inclusion of defendant's character, record, etc.
In addition to the mitigating circumstances specified in Section 13A-5-51, mitigating circumstances shall include any aspect of a defendant's character or record and any of the circumstances of the offense that the defendant of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-13a/chapter-5/article-2/section-13a-5-53/ | AL | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Code of Alabama›2023 Code of Alabama›Title 13A - Criminal Code.›Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences.›Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.›Section 13A-5-53 - Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be... | 2023 Code of Alabama › Title 13A - Criminal Code. › Chapter 5 - Punishments and Sentences. › Article 2 - Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. › Section 13A-5-53 - Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be Made by Court; Authority of Court Following Review. | Section 13A-5-53
Appellate review of death sentence; scope; remand; specific determinations to be made by court; authority of court following review.
(a) In any case in which the death penalty is imposed, in addition to reviewing the case for any error involving the conviction, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, su... |
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