Accusation, arrest and detention; punishment limited to laws established prior to offense

Alabama Constitution (January 1901)

Ala. Const. art. I, s 7 - 7
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That no person shall be accused or arrested, or detained, except in cases ascertained by law, and according to the form which the same has prescribed; and no person shall be punished but by virtue of a law established and promulgated prior to the offense and legally applied.