Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title15 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. |
Chapter15. PLEADING. |
Article3. Pleas in Abatement. |
§15-15-41. When filed generally.
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Any plea in abatement to an indictment must be filed at the first session at which the indictment was found, if the accused has been arrested; or, if the accused has not been arrested, such a plea in abatement must be filed at the first session at which it is practicable after the defendant has been arrested, but in all cases such a plea in abatement must be filed before the plea to the merits.