GroundRules
Ala. Code § 15-22-112: Definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15 Criminal Procedure.
- Chapter 22 Pardons, Paroles, and Probation.
- Article 6 The Scottsboro Boys Act.
The following words shall have the following meanings for purposes of this article:
(1) BOARD. State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
(2) CANDIDATE. A person who is considered for a posthumous pardon.
(3) PETITION. A document signed by a petitioner requesting the posthumous pardon of a person.
(4) PETITIONER. A judge in the judicial circuit where the person was tried and convicted or the district attorney in the person’s county of conviction.
(5) POSTHUMOUS PARDON. A pardon granted by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to certain deceased felons.
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