Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-8-1 (2026)
“Indictment” Defined.
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An “indictment” is an accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county, charging a person with an indictable offense. The distinction between indictments and presentments is abolished.
(Code 1852, §§559, 560; Code 1867, §§4109, 4110; Code 1876, §§4782, 4783; Code 1886, §4364; Code 1896, §4892; Code 1907, §7130; Code 1923, §4525; Code 1940, T. 15, §228.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1978–1995 · leading case: Hunt v. Tucker, 875 F. Supp. 1487 (N.D. Ala. 1995).
Hunt v. Tucker, 875 F. Supp. 1487 (N.D. Ala. 1995). “The issue was then raised before the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court.”
Evans v. State, 361 So. 2d 666 (Ala. 1978). “1975, § 15-8-1. Although an indictment is not fatally defective because of purely formal defects contained therein which do not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant, Code of Ala.”
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