Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title13A CRIMINAL CODE. |
Chapter5. PUNISHMENTS AND SENTENCES. |
Article2. Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole. |
§ 13A-5-39. Definitions. |
§ 13A-5-40. Capital offenses. |
§ 13A-5-41. Lesser included offenses. |
§ 13A-5-43. Trial of capital offenses; discharge of defendant; lesser included offenses; sentencing. |
§ 13A-5-42. Guilty plea; burden of proof upon state; waiver; sentencing. |
§ 13A-5-44. Jury selection and separation; waiver by defendant of jury participation in sentence hearing. |
§ 13A-5-45. Sentence hearing - Delay; statements and arguments; admissibility of evidence; burden of proof; mitigating and aggravating circumstances. |
§ 13A-5-48. Process of weighing aggravating and mitigating circumstances defined. |
§ 13A-5-49. Aggravating circumstances. |
§ 13A-5-50. Consideration of aggravating circumstances in sentence determination. |
§ 13A-5-51. Mitigating circumstances - Generally. |
§ 13A-5-52. Mitigating circumstances - Inclusion of defendant's character, record, etc. |
§ 13A-5-53. Appellate review of death sentence; scope; remand; specific determinations to be made by court; authority of court following review. |
§ 13A-5-54. Appointment of experienced counsel for indigent defendants. |
§ 13A-5-55. Conviction and sentence of death subject to automatic review. |
§ 13A-5-56. Supreme court to promulgate indictment forms, verdict forms and jury instructions. |
§ 13A-5-57. Application of article to conduct after effective date. |
§ 13A-5-58. Interpretation of article. |
§ 13A-5-59. Application of article upon finding of unconstitutionality. |