Any act or omission declared criminal and punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished only under one of such provisions, and a conviction or acquittal under any one shall bar a prosecution for the same act or omission under any other provision.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 3 - Limitations on Prosecution.
Section 15-3-1 - Felonies Generally.
Section 15-3-2 - Misdemeanors.
Section 15-3-3 - Conversion of Public Revenues.
Section 15-3-4 - Unlawful Taking or Using Temporarily of Property.
Section 15-3-5 - Offenses Having No Limitation.
Section 15-3-7 - When Prosecution Deemed Commenced.
Section 15-3-8 - Crimes Punishable Under Different Provisions.