Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 12-22-130 (2026)
Appealing Judgment of Conviction.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals may appeal from the judgment of conviction to the appropriate appellate court.
(Code 1896, §4313; Code 1907, §6244; Code 1923, §3236; Code 1940, T. 15, §367.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30
cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Lancaster v. State, 638 So. 2d 1370 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993).
Lancaster v. State, 638 So. 2d 1370 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993). “, and to be informed of his right to appeal, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-130; Rule 26.9(b)(4).”
Woods v. State, 221 So. 3d 1125 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016). “1989), we explained: “In Alabama, all persons convicted of a criminal offense are granted the right to an appeal by Alabama Code 1975, § 12-22-130. This appeal is a right granted to the defendant and is to the Court of Criminal Appeals.”
Loggins v. Thomas, 654 F.3d 1204 (11th Cir. 2011). “1 See Ala.Code § 12-22-130 (“A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals may appeal from the judgment of conviction to the appropriate appellate court.”
Benn v. State, 211 So. 3d 857 (Ala. Crim. App. 2016). “Our Supreme Court explained that, under § 12-22-130, Ala.Code 1975: “ ‘A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals may appeal from the judgment of conviction to…”
Walker v. State, 152 So. 3d 1247 (Ala. 2014). “A defendant’s right to appeal in a criminal case is provided in § 12-22-130, Ala. Code 1975, which states: “A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals may…”
Kelley v. State (Ex parte Kelley), 246 So. 3d 1068 (Ala. 2015). “In Alabama, the right to appeal a conviction is specifically provided for in § 12-22-130, Ala.Code 1975: "A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals may appeal…”
State v. Bolding, 253 P.3d 279 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “2d at 824 (right to appeal statutory, citing Ala. Code § 12-22-130 ); Troupe, 891 S.W.”
Ex Parte Eason, 929 So. 2d 992 (Ala. 2005). “Section 12-22-130, Ala.Code 1975, gives a defendant in a criminal case the right to appeal; that Code section provides: "A person convicted of a criminal offense in the circuit court or other court from which an appeal lies directly to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal…”
Jenkins v. State, 972 So. 2d 111 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). “See § 12-22-130, Ala.Code 1975. A defendant convicted of a felony has the right to appeal his conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals; therefore, the first appeal as of right is to this Court.”
Ex Parte Robey, 953 So. 2d 363 (Ala. 2006). “, and to be informed of his right to appeal, Ala.Code 1975, § 12-22-130; Rule 26.9(b)(4).”
Elliott v. State, 768 So. 2d 422 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). “1989): “In Alabama, all persons convicted of a criminal offense are granted the right to an appeal by Alabama Code 1975, § 12-22-130. This appeal is a right granted to the defendant and is to the Court of Criminal Appeals.”
Cherry v. State, 933 So. 2d 377 (Ala. Crim. App. 2004). “*389 "In Alabama, all persons convicted of a criminal offense are granted the right to an appeal by Alabama Code 1975, § 12-22-130. This appeal is a right granted to the defendant and is to the Court of Criminal Appeals.”
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