{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-11-6","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-11-6","heading":"Examination of Complainant and Witnesses.","body":"The court before whom any person is brought charged with a public offense must examine the complainant and the witnesses for the prosecution on oath, as soon as may be, in the presence of the defendant, and, after the testimony for the prosecution is heard, the witnesses for the defendant must be sworn and examined.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 11 Preliminary Hearings."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-11-6","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"64bf44753966f2178ecc06e49c0df05ab4ffc3fd410ac84b88e10370a8d0bbdb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-11-5","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-11-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}