If the judge or magistrate is reasonably satisfied from such deposition that the offense complained of has been committed and that there is reasonable ground to believe that the defendant is guilty thereof, he must issue a warrant of arrest.
Ala. Code § 15-7-3
Warrant of Arrest - When Issued.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Curtis Leon Lomax v. State of Alabama (1980)
Most recently applied in 47 F. Supp. 3d 1324 - Waters v. City of Geneva (September 2014)
(Code 1852, §431; Code 1867, §3980; Code 1876, §4650; Code 1886, §4258; Code 1896, §5207; Code 1907, §7587; Code 1923, §5220; Code 1940, T. 15, §122.)
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.