Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

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Section
13A-5-39

Definitions.

Section
13A-5-40

Capital Offenses.

Section
13A-5-41

Lesser Included Offenses.

Section
13A-5-42

Guilty Plea; Burden of Proof Upon State; Waiver; Sentencing.

Section
13A-5-43

Trial of Capital Offenses; Discharge of Defendant; Lesser Included Offenses; Sentencing.

Section
13A-5-43.1

Life Imprisonment for Certain Crimes by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.

Section
13A-5-43.2

Applicability of Certain Provisions to Persons Under 18 Years of Age.

Section
13A-5-44

Jury Selection and Separation; Waiver by Defendant of Jury Participation in Sentence Hearing.

Section
13A-5-45

Sentence Hearing - Delay; Statements and Arguments; Admissibility of Evidence; Burden of Proof; Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.

Section
13A-5-46

Sentence Hearing - Conducted Before Jury Unless Waived; Trial Jury to Sit Unless Impossible or Impracticable; Separation of Jury; Instructions to Jury; Advisory Verdicts; Vote Required; Mistrial; Waiver of Right to Advisory Verdict.

Section
13A-5-47

Determination of Sentence by Court; Presentation of Arguments on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances; Court to Enter Written Findings.

Section
13A-5-47.1

Application of Provisions Prohibiting Court From Overriding Jury Verdict in Capital Cases.

Section
13A-5-48

Process of Weighing Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Defined.

Section
13A-5-49

Aggravating Circumstances.

Section
13A-5-50

Consideration of Aggravating Circumstances in Sentence Determination.

Section
13A-5-51

Mitigating Circumstances - Generally.

Section
13A-5-52

Mitigating Circumstances - Inclusion of Defendant's Character, Record, Etc.

Section
13A-5-53

Appellate Review of Death Sentence; Scope; Remand; Specific Determinations to Be Made by Court; Authority of Court Following Review.

Section
13A-5-53.1

Appeals of Capital Punishment.

Section
13A-5-54

Appointment of Experienced Counsel for Indigent Defendants.

Section
13A-5-55

Conviction and Sentence of Death Subject to Automatic Review.

Section
13A-5-56

Supreme Court to Promulgate Indictment Forms, Verdict Forms and Jury Instructions.

Section
13A-5-57

Application of Article to Conduct After Effective Date.

Section
13A-5-58

Interpretation of Article.

Section
13A-5-59

Application of Article Upon Finding of Unconstitutionality.