Alabama Code 15-10-8. When notice of arrest for capital felony to be given to Governor or Chief Justice
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-10-8
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Whenever any person arrested is charged with a capital felony and there is no court having jurisdiction thereof in session, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or the officer making the arrest or having the custody of such prisoner to notify the Governor or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at once of the arrest of such person. An officer failing to give such notice as soon as possible after the arrest of such prisoner is guilty of a misdemeanor.