{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-41","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-15-41","heading":"When Filed Generally.","body":"Any plea in abatement to an indictment must be filed at the first session at which the indictment was found, if the accused has been arrested; or, if the accused has not been arrested, such a plea in abatement must be filed at the first session at which it is practicable after the defendant has been arrested, but in all cases such a plea in abatement must be filed before the plea to the merits.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 15 Pleading.","Article 3 Pleas in Abatement."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-15-41","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"2505c83aadbbd605767dcbb7dc13617b370f62586aefc23404e0ca0a2bbf334b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-40","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-15-42"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}