Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-16-61

  • juries: include courts or judges in all cases when a jury trial is waived, or when the court or judge is authorized to ascertain and determine the facts as well as the law. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

The jury commission shall maintain a trial court jury box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn from the master jury box who are not disqualified from which grand juries and petit juries are drawn as provided by law.