Alabama Code 13A-5-47.1. Application of provisions prohibiting court from overriding jury verdict in capital cases
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-5-47.1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
- Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
- Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
Sections evidence; burden of proof; mitigating and aggravating circumstances” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”AL” title=”13A”>13A-5-45, 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” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2021″ statecd=”AL” title=”13A”>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 convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death prior to April 11, 2017.