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Code of Alabama
Title 13A
Chapter 5
Article 2
Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole
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13A-5-39
Definitions.
13A-5-40
Capital Offenses. (Amended by Act 2026-55)
13A-5-41
Lesser Included Offenses.
13A-5-42
Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing.
13A-5-43
Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sentencing.
13A-5-43.1
Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
13A-5-43.2
Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
13A-5-44
Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sentence Hearing.
13A-5-45
Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Burden of Proof; Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.
13A-5-46
Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless Impossible or Impracticable; Separation of Jury; Instructions to Jury; Advisory Verdicts; Vote Required; Mistrial; Waiver of Right to Advisory Verdict.
13A-5-47
Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances; Court to Enter Written Findings.
13A-5-47.1
Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court from Overriding Jury Verdict in Capital Cases.
13A-5-48
Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined.
13A-5-49
Aggravating Circumstances.
13A-5-50
Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination.
13A-5-51
Mitigating Circumstances - Generally.
13A-5-52
Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant’s Character, Record, Etc.
13A-5-53
Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be Made by Court; Authority of Court Following Review.
13A-5-53.1
Appeals of Capital Punishment.
13A-5-54
Appointment of Experienced Counsel for Indigent Defendants.
13A-5-55
Conviction and Sentence of Death Subject to Automatic Review.
13A-5-56
Supreme Court to Promulgate Indictment Forms, Verdict Forms and Jury Instructions.
13A-5-57
Application of Article to Conduct After Effective Date.
13A-5-58
Interpretation of Article.
13A-5-59
Application of Article Upon Finding of Unconstitutionality.