Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 13A-3-31 (2026)
Entrapment.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The Alabama Criminal Code adopts the present case law on entrapment.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §650; Acts 1979, No. 79-664, p. 1163, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Smith v. State, 213 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000).
Smith v. State, 213 So. 3d 108 (Ala. Crim. App. 2000). “1998); Commentary, § 13A-3-31 (“This section retains the view that duress will not be extended to cases where an innocent third person is intentionally kñled.”
Posey v. Walmart (MAG+), No. 2:24-cv-00439 (M.D. Ala. Aug. 23, 2024). “CODE § 13A-3-31 (1975). Because Posey has not alleged a federal question or facts indicating that this Court has diversity jurisdiction over her dispute—whatever it may be.”
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