Alabama Code 12-16-211. Disclosure of testimony before grand jury by witness prior to arrest, etc., of person indicted
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-16-211
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Any person who, having been a witness before the grand jury, discloses the name of the person about whom he testified or any of the facts to which he testified before the arrest of the person against whom he testified or before such person has given bail for his appearance to answer the indictment or indictments found against him shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months.