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   A person commits the crime of robbery in the first degree if he commits the crime of Robbery in the Third Degree (Section 13A-8-43 ) and he: (1) Is armed with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument;  or (2) Causes serious physical injury to another. (b) Possession then and...

I've always hated bullies. As a child, my grandfather told me, “When you get hit, even when you're hurt, hit back. Hard. Don't give up. Don't surrender. Keep fighting. I started my career as a prosecutor in the Atty. Gen.'s office than in the District Attorney's Office. As a prosecutor, I foug...

What is an Improper Search in Huntsville or Madison County? An improper search in Alabama is an illegal search that violates an individual's constitutional right to privacy.  The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which states:The right of the people to be secure in their perso...

I Q. On Monday Bill decides to break into his neighbor's home to steal a coin collection. He uses a crowbar to jimmy the lock and puts the crowbar back in his jacket when he goes into the house. Would Bill be guilty of burglary, first? A. Yes. Under Alabama law burglary, first is committed when...

 

Alabama's governor has signed a law allowing an Alabama church to have its own police force.

What you need to know about the statute of limitations in Alabama criminal cases

Alabama has a new chemical castration law or the “Hasta Libido law” or the “we're going to juice your oranges” law. This law is new to Alabama but castration as punishment has been around for millennia. It's part of a long legal history of “punishing” a body part that causes offense. ...

 Under Alabama law, are different ways this crime can be committed. Let me teach this with four stories. First: Mr. Gill T. Azell decides steals the Huntsville Rocket Queens crown jewels, worth $2000. If he steals the jewels off the shelf at the Space and Rocket Center, he is guilty of t...

I like to teach by way of stories, so here it is:  Our friend, Muddy Waters, has pulled up in his pickup truck by Lake Guntersville to enjoy the sights. While he is there, he meets two attractive women, Patty Larceny and her friend Missy or “Miss” Demeanor. The women are standing next to a ...

In Alabama, the police officer is supposed to take your ticket, within 48 hours, to a magistrate so as to acknowledge under oath to the facts contained in the ticket. The idea behind this is to allow a neutral and detached party an opportunity to make sure there were legally reasonable grounds fo...

Is it legal for police to lie to me? In Alabama, under many circumstances, it is completely legal for the police to lie to you. The general rule in Alabama is that an officer acting in good faith can use deception trickery or artifice to detect crime. The police will commonly use lies and dece...