Alabama Statutes
§ 15-8-71 — Withdrawal and Filing of Indictment with Leave to Reinstate Same
Alabama § 15-8-71
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 15Criminal Procedure
Ch. 8Indictments
Art. 4Presenting, Filing, Withdrawal, and Recordation
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 15-8-71 (2026).
Text
In all criminal cases in the circuit court in which a capias or warrant of arrest has issued for two terms and has been returned “not found,” the district attorney may, by leave of the court, withdraw and file the indictment, with leave to reinstate the same when the ends of justice require such reinstatement. In all cases where a defendant is confined in one of the Alabama state hospitals under the provisions of Sections 15-16-21 and 15-16-22, the district attorney may, by leave of the court, withdraw and file the indictment, with leave to reinstate the same when the ends of justice require such reinstatement.
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Legislative History
(Code 1867, §4149; Code 1876, §4822; Code 1886, §4387; Code 1896, §4915; Code 1907, §7153; Code 1923, §4548; Code 1940, T. 15, §251; Acts 1959, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 104, p. 322.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 15-8-71, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/15-8-71.