Code of Alabama - Title 13A: Criminal Code - Section 13A-5-54 - Appointment of experienced counsel for indigent defendants

Section 13A-5-54 - Appointment of experienced counsel for indigent defendants.

Each person indicted for an offense punishable under the provisions of this article who is not able to afford legal counsel must be provided with court appointed counsel having no less than five years' prior experience in the active practice of criminal law.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-178, §16.)

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