(a) The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is essential to the fair and impartial administration of justice that a victim of a criminal offense be afforded a reasonable opportunity to attend any trial or hearing or any portion thereof conducted by any court which in any way pertains to such offense.
(b) Further, the Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is essential to the fair and impartial administration of justice that a victim of a criminal offense not be excluded from any hearing or trial or any portion thereof conducted by any court which in any way pertains to such offense, merely because the victim has been or may be subpoenaed to testify at such hearing or trial or because of any arbitrary or invidious reason.
(c) The provisions of this article are to be construed so as to accomplish these purposes and to promote the same which are hereby declared to be the public policy of this state.
(Acts 1983, No. 83-622, p. 971, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1999–2014 · leading case:
Lee v. State, 898 So. 2d 790 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003).
Lee v. State, 898 So. 2d 790 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003).
“" § 15-14-51, Ala.Code 1975. "The victim of a criminal offense shall be entitled to be present in any court exercising any jurisdiction over such offense and therein to be seated at the counsel table of any prosecutor prosecuting such offense.”
Wilson v. State, 777 So. 2d 856 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999).
“" § 15-14-51, Ala.Code 1975. "The victim of a criminal offense shall be entitled to be present in any court exercising any jurisdiction over such offense and therein to be seated at the counsel table of any prosecutor prosecuting such offense.”
Shanklin v. State, 187 So. 3d 734 (Ala. Crim. App. 2014).
“1999) (a victim of a criminal offense is entitled to be present in any court exercising any jurisdiction over the offense, and may not be excluded from any hearing or trial that pertains to the offense merely because the victim has been or may be subpoenaed to testify at such…”
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