Alabama Code 15-11-4. Default of defendant admitted to bail certified to circuit court; district court’s certificate as presumptive evidence of default
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-11-4
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
If the defendant does not appear before the district court at the time to which an examination is adjourned, the default on the undertaking of bail shall be certified by the district court to the circuit court, and the like proceedings must be had thereon as upon the breach of an undertaking in that court, the certificate being presumptive evidence of the default of the defendant.