Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-5-15

  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

If the grounds on which a search warrant was issued be controverted, the judge or the magistrate must proceed to hear the testimony, which must be reduced to writing and authenticated in the manner prescribed in Section 15-5-4.