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Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole

Ala. Code § 13A-5-39— Definitions.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-40— Capital Offenses. (Amended by Act 2026-55)
Ala. Code § 13A-5-41— Lesser Included Offenses.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-42— Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-43— Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sentencing.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-43.1— Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-43.2— Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-44— Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sentence Hearing.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-45— Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Burden of Proof; Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-46— Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless Impossible or Impracticable; Separation of Jury; Instructions to Jury; Advisory Verdicts; Vote Required; Mistrial; Waiver of Right to Advisory Verdict.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-47— Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances; Court to Enter Written Findings.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-47.1— Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court from Overriding Jury Verdict in Capital Cases.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-48— Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-49— Aggravating Circumstances.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-50— Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-51— Mitigating Circumstances - Generally.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-52— Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant’s Character, Record, Etc.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-53— Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be Made by Court; Authority of Court Following Review.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-53.1— Appeals of Capital Punishment.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-54— Appointment of Experienced Counsel for Indigent Defendants.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-55— Conviction and Sentence of Death Subject to Automatic Review.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-56— Supreme Court to Promulgate Indictment Forms, Verdict Forms and Jury Instructions.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-57— Application of Article to Conduct After Effective Date.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-58— Interpretation of Article.
Ala. Code § 13A-5-59— Application of Article Upon Finding of Unconstitutionality.