No, that is not correct. You are mistaken, insofar as the practice in an Alabama state court. There is no prescribed time set forth in the Code of...

Yes, it is "legal" subject to the provision the officer exercised such arrest powers within his or her city limits. See, Code section 32-5A-171(9):...

There is no counter-part to the federal rule that a criminal case must be tried in a specific time period in an Alabama state court. In this state,...

The case is a published case from the Alabama Supreme Court issued in 2001. Hence, the case is located in the Southern Reporter as: Ex parte C.G....

Unless you were somehow injured through the negligence of the officer's driving, you have no claim. Further, the officer is statutorily exempt from...

You have an attorney - the "public defender" - to respond to your inquiries. That individual is your attorney of record and that is the person you...

It may well be a violation of the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.3 titled "Candor Toward the Tribunal" which states: "(a) A lawyer...

The District Attorney is solely responsible for the presentation of criminal proceedings in that jurisdiction. The District Attorney has wide...

The amount of bail in the state of Alabama is determined by Rule 7.2 Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure. That rule states: "(1) In accordance with...

Mr. Armstrong is correct - under Alabama law, there is no legal requirement for any person to submit to field sobriety tests as directed by the law...