Alabama Code > Title 31 > Chapter 2A > Part VIII


§ 31-2A-55	(Article 55.) Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
§ 31-2A-56	(Article 56.) Maximum limits
§ 31-2A-57	(Article 57.) Effective date of sentences
§ 31-2A-57a	(Article 57a.) Deferment of sentences
§ 31-2A-58	(Article 58.) Execution of confinement
§ 31-2A-58a	(Article 58a.) Sentences: Reduction in enlisted grade upon approval
§ 31-2A-58b	(Article 58b.) Sentences: Forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement

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Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

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