Ala. Code § 15-24-2

Definitions.

Known as the Intellectually Disabled Defendant Act

The act spans §§ 15-24-1 to 15-24-7 (7 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Ybarra v. State (2011)

Most recently applied in Roosevelt Arthur Williams v. State of Arizona (May 2013)

(Acts 1985, No. 85-652, p. 1020, §2.)

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For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:

(1) COURT. The court having jurisdiction over the offense charged.

(2) DEFENDANT. Any person accused of a criminal offense against state laws.

(3) INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED PERSON. A person with significant subaverage general intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent impairments in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, as measured by appropriate standardized testing instruments.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.