Alabama Statutes

§ 15-11-1 — Right of Person Arrested for Felony to Hearing; Failure of Defendant to Appear at Hearing

Alabama § 15-11-1
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 15Criminal Procedure
Ch. 11Preliminary Hearings

This text of Alabama § 15-11-1 (Right of Person Arrested for Felony to Hearing; Failure of Defendant to Appear at Hearing) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ala. Code § 15-11-1 (2026).

Text

Every person charged with and arrested for a felony before his indictment shall have an absolute right to a preliminary hearing on said charge upon such person’s demand within 30 days following said arrest; provided, that such person’s failure or refusal to appear for such preliminary hearing or his absence from the state at the time of the setting for the preliminary hearing shall not delay or invalidate an indictment pursuant to said charge.

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Nobis v. State
401 So. 2d 191 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1981)
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Wynn v. State
423 So. 2d 294 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1982)
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Legislative History

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, §4-106.)

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