Alabama § 13A-5-51 Mitigating Circumstances - Generally

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-5-51 — Mitigating Circumstances - Generally

Alabama § 13A-5-51

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 5Punishments and Sentences

Art. 2Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole

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Ala. Code § 13A-5-51 (2026).

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Mitigating circumstances shall include, but not be limited to. the following:

(1)The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity;

(2)The capital offense was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance;

(3)The victim was a participant in the defendant’s conduct or consented to it;

(4)The defendant was an accomplice in the capital offense committed by another person and his participation was relatively minor;

(5)The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person;

(6)The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired; and

(7)The age of the defendant at the time of the

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Mitigating circumstances shall include, but not be limited to. the following:
(1) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity;
(2) The capital offense was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance;
(3) The victim was a participant in the defendant’s conduct or consented to it;
(4) The defendant was an accomplice in the capital offense committed by another person and his participation was relatively minor;
(5) The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person;
(6) The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired; and
(7) The age of the defendant at the time of the crime.