{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-1-9","heading":"Lesser Included Offenses.","body":"(a) A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged. An offense is an included one if:\n(1) It is established by proof of the same or fewer than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged; or\n(2) It consists of an attempt or solicitation to commit the offense charged or to commit a lesser included offense; or\n(3) It is specifically designated by statute as a lesser degree of the offense charged; or\n(4) It differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property or public interests, or a lesser kind of culpability suffices to establish its commission.\n(b) The court shall not charge the jury with respect to an included offense unless there is a rational basis for a verdict convicting the defendant of the included offense.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-1-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"d5c7ed631c46083bf0d4c9ef46fba51d0dc694bf6ff90c0ffa4f29c2ba3428a9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-1-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}