Ala. Code § 15-8-4

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.

Section 15-8-4 - Formal defects not fatal

An indictment must not be held insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment or other proceedings thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in any matter of form which does not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant on the trial.

Ala. Code § 15-8-4 (1975)

Code 1852, §592; Code 1867, §4142; Code 1876, §4815; Code 1886, §4367; Code 1896, §4895; Code 1907, §7133; Code 1923, §4528; Code 1940, T. 15, §231.