Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-2-26

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

The defendant must be tried in the court to which the case is removed on the copy of the indictment certified pursuant to Section clerk of court to forward case materials” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”15″>15-2-25; and such court may, if necessary and on a proper showing, order the clerk of the court in which the indictment was found to correct any mistake in the transcript or to certify any portion of the record which he may have omitted.