Alabama Statutes

§ 12-16-87 — Summoning of Persons for Jury by Sheriff, Etc., with Intent to Produce Result Favorable to Party in Action Before Court

Alabama·Title 12 Courts·Ch. 16 Juries·Art. 3 Drawing, Summoning, Empaneling, Etc., of Grand and Petit Juriesgenerally

Any sheriff or other officer having a discretion in summoning jurors who summons any person with intent to produce a result favorable to any party having a case in the court in which such person is summoned shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §25; Code 1867, §3565; Code 1876, §4121; Code 1886, §3924; Code 1896, §5101; Code 1907, §7468; Code 1923, §5060; Code 1940, T. 30, §34.)

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