Section 12-22-240 Consideration of cases by Court of Criminal Appeals generally. In all cases appealable to the Court of Criminal Appeals, the court must consider all questions apparent on the record or reserved in the circuit court and must enter such judgment as the law demands. (Code 1876, §4990; Code 1886, §4509; Code 1896, §4333; […]
Section 12-22-241 Consideration of automatic appeals; reversal of judgment and granting of new trial. In all cases of automatic appeals, the appellate court may consider, at its discretion, any testimony that was seriously prejudicial to the rights of the appellant and may reverse thereon, even though no objection was made thereto. The appellate court shall […]
Section 12-22-242 Reversal of judgment. If the judgment is reversed, the appellate court may order a new trial or that the defendant be discharged or that he be held in custody until discharged by due course of law or make such other order as the case may require. If the defendant is ordered to be […]
Section 12-22-243 Affirmation of judgment in capital cases. Upon affirmation of a judgment carrying the death penalty, the Court of Criminal Appeals must direct the sentence to be executed and, if the day appointed for the execution of the sentence has passed, must specify a day for the execution of the sentence, and the judgment […]
Section 12-22-244 Duty of defendant on bail to surrender upon affirmation of conviction or dismissal of appeal. When the defendant in a case of misdemeanor or felony is sentenced to hard labor, imprisonment or to the penitentiary, gives bail pending the appeal and the judgment of conviction is affirmed or the appeal is dismissed, he […]
Section 12-22-245 Effect of undertaking when conviction reversed and case remanded. When the judgment of conviction is reversed and the case remanded, such undertaking binds the defendant to appear from time to time until discharged by law and to answer the charge, as in bail before conviction, but the defendant is not bound to appear […]
Section 12-22-246 Proceedings when undertaking forfeited. When any undertaking of bail under the provisions of Sections 12-22-244 or 12-22-245 is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to surrender himself to the sheriff or to appear and answer the charge, according to the terms and effect of such undertaking, the same proceeding must be had […]
