If the name of the person on whose behalf an application for a writ of habeas corpus is made or the officer or person by whom he is imprisoned or detained is uncertain or unknown, he may be described in any way that is sufficient to identify him.
Ala. Code § 15-21-5
Description of Party If Name Uncertain or Unknown.
(Code 1852, §712; Code 1867, §4263; Code 1876, §4939; Code 1886, §4763; Code 1896, §4816; Code 1907, §7011; Code 1923, §4309; Code 1940, T. 15, §5.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.