Ala. Code § 15-2-21
Current with legislation from 2024 effective through July 1, 2024.
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)