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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-5-52

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

In addition to the mitigating circumstances specified in Section 13A-5-51, mitigating circumstances shall include any aspect of a defendant‘s character or record and any of the circumstances of the offense that the defendant offers as a basis for a sentence of life imprisonment without parole instead of death, and any other relevant mitigating circumstance which the defendant offers as a basis for a sentence of life imprisonment without parole instead of death.