Ala. Code § 15-2-21

Current through the 2024 Regular Session.
Section 15-2-21 - Change on motion of trial judge

On his own motion, a trial judge may, with the consent of the defendant, direct and order a change of venue as is authorized in Section 15-2-20 whenever, in his judgment, there is danger of mob violence, and it is advisable to have a military guard to protect the defendant from mob violence.

Ala. Code § 15-2-21 (1975)

Code 1923, §5580; Code 1940, T. 15, §268.