Alabama Code 12-16-200. Evidence which may be received by grand jury; examination, etc., of witnesses
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-16-200
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
In the investigation of a charge for any indictable offense, the grand jury can receive no other evidence than is given by witnesses before them or furnished by legal documentary evidence, and any witness may be examined and compelled to testify as to any offense within his knowledge without being specially interrogated as to any particular person, time or place.