Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-9-47 (2026)
Inquiry into Guilt or Innocence of Accused.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this division shall have been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the accused held as the person charged with the crime.
(Acts 1931, No. 482, p. 559; Code 1940, T. 15, §67.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1982–1984 · leading case: Raley v. State, 455 So. 2d 203 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984).
Raley v. State, 455 So. 2d 203 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984). “The indictment and arrest warrant in the instant case present sufficient proof that the determination of probable cause has been made.”
Bearden v. State, 424 So. 2d 677 (Ala. Crim. App. 1982). “Ala.Code 1975, § 15-9-47. The issue of identity was not raised on appeal, except as it relates to the defensive matter of the alibi.”
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