{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-21","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-15-21","heading":"Information Preferred and Filed Against Defendant.","body":"When the desire of a defendant to plead guilty is made known to the court, it shall direct the district attorney of such court to prefer and file an information against such defendant, under the oath of such district attorney or some witness, which information shall accuse the defendant, with the same certainty as an indictment, of the criminal offense for which he is being held.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 15 Pleading.","Article 2 Guilty Pleas."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-15-21","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"5084ed62cc3f8ec1bef3cafc6b2145b69760f31bf4136437b837bdb3763a4b53","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-20.1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}