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2009 Alabama Code
Title 15 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Chapter 15 — PLEADING.
Section 15-15-21 Information preferred and filed against defendant.
Section 15-15-21Information preferred and filed against defendant.
When the desire of a defendant to plead guilty is made known to the court, it shall direct the district attorney of such court to prefer and file an information against such defendant, under the oath of such district attorney or some witness, which information shall accuse the defendant, with the same certainty as an indictment, of the criminal offense for which he is being held.
(Acts 1939, No. 227, p. 367; Code 1940, T. 15, §261.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
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