Alabama Code 12-22-132. Reserving questions of law; presumption that written charges asked before jury retired
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-22-132
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Any question of law arising in any of the proceedings in a criminal case tried in the circuit court may be reserved by the defendant, but not by the state, except as provided in Section statute under which prosecution preferred held unconstitutional” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”12″>12-22-91, for the consideration of the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals. All written charges in the record on appeal shall be presumed to have been asked of the court before the jury retired unless shown to the contrary by notation of the trial judge of the refused charges.