Statutes > Alabama Statutes > Title 13A — CRIMINAL CODE. > Chapter 5 — PUNISHMENTS AND SENTENCES. > Section 13A-5-55 Conviction and sentence of death subject to automatic review.

Section 13A-5-55 Conviction and sentence of death subject to automatic review.

Section 13A-5-55

Conviction and sentence of death subject to automatic review.

In all cases in which a defendant is sentenced to death, the judgment of conviction shall be subject to automatic review. The sentence of death shall be subject to review as provided in Section 13A-5-53.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-178, §17.)