The Attorney General in person or by assistant must attend on the part of the state to all criminal cases and all civil actions in which the state is a party in said courts of appeals. (Acts 1969, No. 987, p. 1744, §31.)
Attorney General to Attend Criminal Cases and Civil Suits in Courts in Which State a Party
Ala. Code § 12-3-32, under Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals.
Ala. Code § 12-3-32