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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Alabama » Title 15 - Criminal Procedure. » Chapter 18 - Sentence and Punishment. » Article 2 - Punishment Fixed by Court. » Section 15-18-21 – Offense Punishable by Imprisonment in County Jail.

Section 15-18-21

Offense punishable by imprisonment in county jail.

When an offense is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, such imprisonment must be imposed by the court, unless the discretion is expressly conferred on the jury.

(Code 1852, §235; Code 1867, §3783; Code 1876, §4485; Code 1886, §4498; Code 1896, §5419; Code 1907, §7627; Code 1923, §5283; Code 1940, T. 15, §333.)