Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-22-27.1 (2026)
Parole of Persons Convicted of Certain Felonies or Attempts and Having Been Previously Convicted of Felonies or Attempts Resulting in Serious Physical Injury.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, laws through the 2026 Regular Session
Any person convicted of any act, or attempt to commit the act, of murder, rape, robbery or assault with a deadly weapon, the commission of which directly and proximately resulted in serious physical injury to another and the commission of which follows within five years a previous conviction of another felony, or attempt thereof, resulting in serious physical injury to another, shall upon conviction serve such sentence as may be imposed without benefit of parole, notwithstanding any law to the contrary.
(Acts 1977, No. 639, p. 1087.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Moore v. State, 739 So. 2d 536 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998).
Moore v. State, 739 So. 2d 536 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “” The appellant asks that this bar from parole consideration be lifted and that a parole eligibility date be set because, he argues, § 15-22-27.1, Ala.Code 1975, was implicitly repealed by the Habitual Felony Offender Act (“HFOA”), § 13A-5-9, Ala.”
Goldsmith v. Alabama Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 724 So. 2d 80 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998). “On April 16, 1990, the Board of Pardons and Paroles notified the appellant in writing that his case had been reviewed and that he was not eligible for parole, pursuant to § 15-22-27.1, Code of Alabama 1975. On February 3, 1998, Goldsmith filed a petition for a writ of…”
Bryant v. State, 583 So. 2d 1357 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “Clair County, contending that the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles illegally and unconstitutionally applied § 15-22-27.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to bar his parole and to place him in close custody for 90 days.”
Bryant v. State, 594 So. 2d 718 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991). “This cause was remanded to the trial court, because the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles specified, as its reason for denying the appellant’s release on parole, that he had previously been convicted of attempted murder in 1984, citing § 15-22-27.1, Code of Alabama 1975. That…”
In re Altonio Spencer v. State of Alabama, No. SC-2024-0672 (Ala. May 15, 2026). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 15-22-27.1. Another prohibits parole for repeat Class A felons sentenced to imprisonment for life.”
Johnson v. State, 603 So. 2d 1016 (Ala. 1992). “1 We note that §§ 15-22-27.1 and -27.2 provide limited circumstances wherein a prisoner should not be considered for parole.”
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