Ala. Code § 15-15-41
Current with legislation from 2024 effective through April 4, 2024.
Any plea in abatement to an indictment must be filed at the first session at which the indictment was found, if the accused has been arrested; or, if the accused has not been arrested, such a plea in abatement must be filed at the first session at which it is practicable after the defendant has been arrested, but in all cases such a plea in abatement must be filed before the plea to the merits.
Ala. Code § 15-15-41 (1975)