Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-11-6 (2026)
Examination of Complainant and Witnesses.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The court before whom any person is brought charged with a public offense must examine the complainant and the witnesses for the prosecution on oath, as soon as may be, in the presence of the defendant, and, after the testimony for the prosecution is heard, the witnesses for the defendant must be sworn and examined.
(Code 1852, §458; Code 1867, §4007; Code 1876, §4677; Code 1886, §4284; Code 1896, §5233; Code 1907, §7598; Code 1923, §5231; Code 1940, T. 15, §133.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1991–2009 · leading case: O.M. v. State, 595 So. 2d 514 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991).
O.M. v. State, 595 So. 2d 514 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “The issue here is whether the appellant had the right to confront and cross-examine those witnesses who did not testify, that is, D.”
OM v. State, 595 So. 2d 514 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “The issue here is whether the appellant had the right to confront and cross-examine those witnesses who did not testify, that is, D.”
Ex Parte Lankford, 20 So. 3d 843 (Ala. Crim. App. 2009). “He cites §§ 15-11-6 and 15-11-8, Ala.Code 1975, to support this argument.”
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