Alabama § 12-22-241 Consideration of Automatic Appeals; Reversal of Judgment and Granting of New Trial

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-22-241 — Consideration of Automatic Appeals; Reversal of Judgment and Granting of New Trial

Alabama § 12-22-241

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 12Courts

Ch. 22Appellate Proceedings

Art. 2Criminal Cases

Div. 7Disposition of Appeals

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Ala. Code § 12-22-241 (2026).

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In all cases of automatic appeals, the appellate court may consider, at its discretion, any testimony that was seriously prejudicial to the rights of the appellant and may reverse thereon, even though no objection was made thereto. The appellate court shall consider all of the testimony; and, if upon such consideration it is of opinion the verdict is so decidedly contrary to the great weight of the evidence as to be wrong and unjust and that upon that ground a new trial should be had, the court shall enter an order of reversal of the judgment and grant a new trial, though no motion to that effect was presented in the court below.

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In all cases of automatic appeals, the appellate court may consider, at its discretion, any testimony that was seriously prejudicial to the rights of the appellant and may reverse thereon, even though no objection was made thereto. The appellate court shall consider all of the testimony; and, if upon such consideration it is of opinion the verdict is so decidedly contrary to the great weight of the evidence as to be wrong and unjust and that upon that ground a new trial should be had, the court shall enter an order of reversal of the judgment and grant a new trial, though no motion to that effect was presented in the court below.