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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 12-21-221: Witness Having Pecuniary Interest in Case.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 12 Courts.
  2. Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.
  3. Article 2 Criminal Cases.
  4. Division 2 Witnesses.
  5. Division 1 Competency.

There shall be no exclusion of a witness in a criminal case because, on conviction of the defendant, he may be entitled to a reward or to a restoration of property or to the whole or any part of the fine or penalty inflicted. The witness may be examined touching such circumstances, but the examination goes to his credibility and not to his competency as a witness.

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