Alabama Code 31-2-118. Right of National Guard members, etc., under indictment, etc., for injuries to persons or property incurred during performance of duties to change of venue of trial
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-118
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Any civil or military officer or member of the National Guard or any person lawfully aiding them in the performance of any duty required under the provisions of this chapter, indicted or sued for any injury to person or property in endeavoring to perform such duty, shall have the right, and upon motion of such person, it is hereby made the duty of the court in which such indictment or suit is pending or sued, to remove the trial of the indictment or suit to some county, free from exception, other than that in which the indictment was found or injury done.