Alabama Statutes

§ 15-8-4 — Formal Defects Not Fatal

Alabama·Title 15 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 8 Indictments·Art. 1 General Provisions
An indictment must not be held insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment or other proceedings thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in any matter of form which does not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant on the trial.

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Related

Perry v. State
439 So. 2d 823 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1983)
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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §592; Code 1867, §4142; Code 1876, §4815; Code 1886, §4367; Code 1896, §4895; Code 1907, §7133; Code 1923, §4528; Code 1940, T. 15, §231.)

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