{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-54","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-5-54","heading":"Appointment of Experienced Counsel for Indigent Defendants.","body":"Each person indicted for an offense punishable under the provisions of this article who is not able to afford legal counsel must be provided with court appointed counsel having no less than five years’ prior experience in the active practice of criminal law.","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 5 Punishments and Sentences.","Article 2 Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment Without Parole."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-5-54","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"310bc2e76c672a4a43fad0a4b683afd24d0f93cea962e01ef6e523d810a446bc","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-53.1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-5-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}