Alabama Constitution Section 176 Limitation on impeachment penalties accused person liable to indictment and punishment
Alabama Constitution – Section 176: Limitation on Impeachment Penalties; Accused Person Liable to Indictment and Punishment
"No person shall be disqualified or deprived of any right or privilege except as a result of conviction upon impeachment, and the accused shall still be subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment according to law."
Summary:
Section 176 clarifies these points regarding impeachment and legal consequences:
Impeachment Penalties Limited:
A person can only be disqualified or deprived of rights as a result of conviction through impeachment — meaning impeachment alone doesn’t impose other penalties beyond those stated in the conviction.
Separate Criminal Liability:
Even if impeached, the accused person can still be indicted, tried, and punished in a regular court under criminal law. Impeachment does not shield someone from criminal prosecution.
In short, impeachment is a political/legal process distinct from criminal prosecution, and both can apply to the same person.
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