Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-102

  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

All expenses incurred in court-martial proceedings, including the payment of a reporter, sheriff’s fees for service of complaints, warrants, summons, and subpoenas, witness fees, and the payment of officers and the judge advocate of the court, shall be paid out of the regular military appropriations by warrant on the Comptroller, with the approval of the Governor. Sheriffs’ fees and witness fees in court-martial proceedings shall be allowed in the same amounts as are allowed in criminal cases in the civilian courts of this state.