Code of Alabama - Title 15: Criminal Procedure - Chapter 14 - Trial Arrangements

• Article 1 General Provisions.
• Section 15-14-1 Duty of circuit clerk to set cases for trial
  It is the duty of the clerk of the circuit court to set for trial all criminal cases in his court, except capital cases and...
• Section 15-14-2 Defendant not to be tried until case on docket one day
  No person shall be tried on an indictment presented by the grand jury until at least one entire day after the case has been placed...
• Section 15-14-3 Fixing of time for trial of capital cases
  The court may, on any day of the session, fix the time for the trial of any capital case or cases for any subsequent day...
• Section 15-14-4 Court may allow omission in testimony to be supplied before argument concluded
  The court may, at its discretion, at any time before the conclusion of the argument, when it appears to be necessary to the due administration...
• Article 2 Joint or Several Trials.
• Section 15-14-20 Election by jointly indicted defendants
  When two or more defendants are jointly indicted, they may be tried either jointly or separately, as either may elect.
• Article 3 Trial With or Without Jury.
• Section 15-14-30 Demand for jury in misdemeanor cases in circuit court
  In all misdemeanor cases in the circuit court, the issues and questions of fact shall be tried by the judge of the court without the...
• Article 4 Crime Victims' Court Attendance.
• Section 15-14-50 Short title
  This article shall be known as and may be cited as "The Alabama Crime Victims' Court Attendance Act."
• Section 15-14-51 Legislative findings; purpose of article
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is essential to the fair and impartial administration of justice that a victim of a criminal...
• Section 15-14-52 Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or unless different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent provisions of this article, wherever used in this article, the...
• Section 15-14-53 Right of victim to be present in courtroom
  The victim of a criminal offense shall be entitled to be present in any court exercising any jurisdiction over such offense and therein to be...
• Section 15-14-54 Victim may not be excluded from courtroom; removal generally
  A victim of a criminal offense shall not be excluded from court or counsel table during the trial or hearing or any portion thereof conducted...
• Section 15-14-55 Exemption from rule requiring exclusion of witnesses from court
  A victim of a criminal offense shall be exempt from the operation of rule of court, regulation, or statute or other law requiring the separation...
• Section 15-14-56 Designation of representative when victim unable to attend
  (a) Whenever a victim is unable to attend such trial or hearing or any portion thereof by reason of death; disability; hardship; incapacity; physical, mental,...
• Section 15-14-57 Effect of nonattendance of representative
  The failure of a victim or a person designated to represent the victim to exercise any right granted by the provisions of this article shall...

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