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Ala. Code § 12-16-1 When Words “Jury” or “Juries” Include Court or Judge
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Whenever the statutes or laws of this state authorize or require the jury to ascertain or determine certain facts, to make certain findings or to fix the amount of damages, the value of property or the value of the use, hire or rent of property and a jury trial is waived or the c…
Ala. Code § 12-16-10 Provision of Lodging and Meals for Jurors, Etc., When Jury Kept Together Without Separation Overnight, Etc.; Presumption as to Separation of Jurors on Basis of Sex
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Whenever a jury is, by order of the court, kept together without separation during any night or for any unusual length of time, it is the duty of the sheriff, with the approval of the court, at the expense of the state, to provide for the jurors and the bailiffs or deputy sheriff…
Ala. Code § 12-16-11 Charge of Court to Jury Generally
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The court may state to the jury the law of the case and may also state the evidence when the same is disputed, but shall not charge upon the effect of the testimony, unless required to do so by one of the parties. (Code 1852, §2274; Code 1867, §2678; Code 1876, §3028; Code 1886, …
Ala. Code § 12-16-12 When Charge Must Be Written and Filed in Record
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The charge of the judge must be taken down by the court reporter or by some stenographer appointed by the court and reduced to writing and filed as a part of the record proper of the case, unless both parties or their counsel waive the reporting and making the charge a part of th…