The man rounded a corner and Newfield cut through a breezeway by the Southern Motor Inn. denied, 372 So. (Opt out at any time). The appellant argues that his conviction in his fourth trial, following three mistrials, should be barred on the basis of double jeopardy. Birmingham is dyinga rebuttal to an editorial, Hope for Birmingham hikers, bikers, and runners. From the record, we find that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. The Alabama Supreme Court in Poole, supra, emphasizes that the conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under 12-16-60(a)(4) only if a person has lost his right to vote.[2]. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI. 2d at 228, quoting the Court of Appeals' finding at 730 F.2d 620. Clickhereto sign up for ournewsletter. On December 11, 1979, Ms. Tapscott and Ms. Hill were shown six photographs, one of which was appellant's. Jill Tapscott, an employee of Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association, testified that on November 29, 1979, she observed a black man standing in the building holding a gun. The appellant was ordered to stop, but did not do so. It is not the function of this Court to decide whether the evidence is believable beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. Thereafter, the defense counsel moved for a mistrial and the trial court denied the motion, but allowed the defense counsel to question Mrs. White concerning whether there had been any contact between the victim's widow and her. On May 6, 1981, a motion to transfer appellant from Holman Station, Alabama, to the Jefferson County Jail was filed which was granted *1366 May 29, 1981. 2d 99 (1975), the amount of money or the value of property taken is immaterial in a robbery prosecution. 554, 556 (1936). Josephus was a real bad actor. Certain acts can have important unintended consequences. The only showing that was made was that some of the *1369 prospective jurors had some recollection of the events surrounding the robbery. The jury indicated that it would disregard the statement. Because of the untimeliness of the objection and the trial court's action in instructing the jurors, the appellant's motion was properly denied. Born 1926 and died 1984. The first unresponsive answer occurred during the cross-examination of State's witness Lula White, an eyewitness to the shooting of Sergeant Ballard: Shortly thereafter, the following occurred: During the recess, the defense counsel moved for a mistrial, objecting to Mrs. White's statement that she knew the appellant shot the man as unresponsive. She identified appellant as the black male who robbed the bank on November 29, 1979. 2d 1247 [at 1248] (Ala.Crim.App.1985) (citation omitted).". *301 The analysis and holding in Hunter have since been used where black citizens challenged the constitutionality of an at-large method of electing county commissioners and school board members, Dillard v. Crenshaw County, 640 F. Supp. 47 Am.Jur.2d Jury 102 (1969). Appellant was subsequently tried for robbery approximately one year later on January 25, 1982. More so, why would anyone ask Sher to speak in a private or public forum with this focus on negativity ?Or does he chande his stance based on the audience ? of Berkley. More at History. All the Judges concur, except BOWEN, P.J., who concurs in the result only. (Emphasis added in Poole.) As this court stated in Chillous v. State, 405 So. During each trial Anderson would be prosecuted and defended by two tenacious attorneys, David Barber, later to become the District Attorney of Jefferson County and by William Clark, who was likely responsible for Anderson not receiving the death penalty. I was born/raised in Birmingham. I say do not hide it, but why do we need to blast our bad history. 4, 325 So. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Explore; . App.1986). 2d 1133, 1134 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. Similarly, in the case at bar, the record indicates that the same attorney who represents the appellant on this appeal also represented him during his third trial, and has been acting as his attorney at least since 1979. The appellant argues that some of the testimony presented by the eyewitnesses to the murder conflicted and that none of these witnesses testified that they saw a gun. https://comebacktown.com/2021/08/31/how-birmingham-is-totally-unique/. Goodwin v. State, 516 So. Appellant argues that his in-court identification by witnesses Tapscott and Hill resulted in prejudicial error since their identifications were based on suggestive pretrial photographic identification procedures. See also Dobbins v. State, 487 So. Young v. State, 469 So. 117, at 122 (N.D.Ala.1966). Appellant also contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a trial continuance. *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, Birmingham, for appellant. Two of the fourteen jurors were excused for cause when they stated they could not disregard the pretrial publicity. In view of the totality of the circumstances, we do not find the in-court identification of the appellant tainted by the exhibition of his photographs to witnesses Tapscott and Hall. There is a presumption in favor of the correctness of a jury's verdict, and when the trial judge declines to grant a new trial that verdict is strengthened on appeal. Mr. Anderson was an eight month resident of the area when he died at his home, 623 N. Thornton St of coronary heart disease and nephritis. Obviously some guest columnist would like to educate about our past so we can learn from our mistakes. Anderson was. She stated that Ms. Hill was attempting to open the bank safe. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of. He was observed pulling something from his bag or his belt, as he was being pursued by the police officers. In 1981, shortly after the jury in the first trial of Anderson could not reach a verdict, several members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mobile reacted to this outcome by abducting a 19 year old Black man named Michael Donald. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his challenge for cause of jurors Brown and Benjamin. Frazier v. State, 528 So. Appellant filed an amended motion for change of venue on December 18, 1981, which was denied on January 21, 1982. Poole v. State, supra, at 545. The judgment of conviction is affirmed. 2d 344 (1977); Murphy v. Florida, 421 U.S. 794, 95 S. Ct. 2031, 44 L. Ed. Yes, the trials were moved to Mobile. The evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution. Ms. Tapscott identified two of the State's exhibits as the pistol and the sweater that the man was wearing. After careful review of the record, we find no prejudicial error of the trial court's ruling. 2d 44 (Ala.1979). William, I very much appreciate you following ComebackTown and for your feedback. The appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request for a continuance in order to locate and interview newly discovered witnesses. 47 Am.Jur.2d Jury 106 (1969). at 448-49. He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. The record firmly establishes the fact that appellant was most ably represented at all times during the disposition of his robbery case. ComebackTown has published close to 500 columns over an almost 10 year period with a lot of guest columnists. Freeman v. State, 505 So. Subsequent to appointment of counsel, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Wallace Gibson entered an order staying any further action on this robbery case pending the outcome of the homicide trial in Mobile County. Were we to find prejudice in this case, we would have to totally disregard the presumption in favor of the trial court's ruling and resort to speculation. The defense counsel made a motion for mistrial because of this filming on three separate occasions. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. Colston v. State, 57 Ala.App. The judge stated: We view this as a matter wholly within the discretion of the trial court. The Court further refused to accept the appellant's contention that the State had a legitimate interest in denying the franchise to those convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, because the Court found that such a purpose was not a motivating factor of the 1901 Convention. Hays and Knowles motioned to ask Donald directions to a night club. No mention is made as to disfranchisement on these grounds. Under Arlington Heights, a racially disproportionate impact alone does not make official action unconstitutional; rather, a discriminatory purpose or intent must be shown to prove a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. 181 (N.D.Ala.1968); Seals v. State, 282 Ala. 586, 213 So. Memorial has been sponsored successfully. He was an insurance salesman. An example of such a profound delayed effect with far-reaching social ramifications would have its origin in downtown Birmingham on the afternoon of November 29th, 1979 in front of Newberrys in the 200 block of 20th Street North. That above rule "clearly applies to cases where the continuance is sought due to an absent witness." The photograph of appellant did not have an "IR number" on the front of the photograph as did the other five photographs. Ex parte Poole, 497 So.2d *303 537, 543 (Ala.1986). Officer Newfield stated that he observed appellant walking down 16th Street toward him and turn left on Second Alley. (Citations omitted.) Born in 28 May 1905 and died in 19 Oct 1979 Epes, Alabama Josephus Marion "Buster" Anderson Jr. 1981); Singleton v. Lefkowitz, 583 F.2d 618 (2d Cir.1978). Gayle Yester, another Birmingham Police Department evidence technician, testified that she went to the Jefferson Federal Savings branch office at Fifth Avenue and 20th Street on November 29, 1979, at approximately 4:00 p.m. She took photographs, made diagrams and processed the scene for fingerprints. Following Defendant's conviction, the cumulative vote total was still twenty-seven for acquittal, twenty-one for conviction." Anyone who is still teaching young impressionable children to hate based solely on skin color is part of the problem. Of the jurors empaneled to hear the case, five jurors who had expressed some prior knowledge of the case remained on the panel. Until i researched. By B.J. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. See also Dobbins v. State, supra. A defendant is entitled to a panel of impartial jurors; however, in order to be qualified, the jurors need not be totally ignorant of the facts and issues involved. While these actions were clearly improper, there is no indication that the appellant was so prejudiced as to require a mistrial. Ms. Tapscott stated that, when the black man saw her walk into the front office, he also pointed the gun at her. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. See, e.g., McKinney v. Wainwright, 488 F.2d 28 (5th Cir. In proposing steps for implementation of its standards, the American Bar Association suggests that "a statutory requirement of `good moral character' may be interpreted to mean no felony conviction or the restoration of civil rights following such a conviction." Our current day is proof of it. I welcome your comments. This disparate effect persists today. This court denied the petition and that decision was affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. denied, 389 U.S. 1048, 88 S. Ct. 768, 19 L. Ed. 95. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S. Ct. 1068, 25 L. Ed. Fourteen of the twenty-seven jurors had some recollection of the events surrounding the robbery. Appellant's final contention is that this cause is due to be reversed because of a fatal variance in the proof adduced at trial and the charge in the indictment. Police officers chased Anderson into an alley at Third Avenue and 13th Street North where a gun battle ensued and Anderson was shot multiple times and captured. I well remember when Gene Ballard was shot and having to take a turn guarding Anderson at the hospital. App.1978). He observed a man fitting that description coming out of an alley; he therefore began to follow him. 1330 (N.D.Ind.1985); where an employee alleged discrimination on the basis of his religion, Blalock v. Metals Trades, Inc., 775 F.2d 703, 710-11 (6th Cir.1985); and where a convicted black felon challenged a Tennessee statute which disfranchised convicted felons, Wesley v. Collins, 791 F.2d 1255, 1261-63 (6th Cir.1986) (citing Green v. Board of Elections of City of New York, 380 F.2d 445 (2d Cir.1967), cert. 166, 320 So. He stated that his partner said, "Halt, police," after which the black male began to run. Cumbo v. State, 368 So. Ala.Code 15-2-20 (1975). Lord, help me. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. A Coroners Perspective of Jefferson County, Alabama in the Early 20th Century. The book provides a review of Jefferson County during the turbulent first half of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of the coroners, law enforcement officials and news media during that time along with statistical comparisons to our current community. Great read. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. Channell v. State, 477 So. David Shers ComebackTown giving voice to the people of Birmingham & Alabama. Public Domain. When the jury returned, the trial court gave extensive instructions as to the nature of Mrs. White's response and further instructed the jury to disregard that answer. Josephus Dekoning was born on 03/30/1929 and is 93 years old.Josephus Dekoning currently lives in Anderson, AL; in the past Josephus has also lived in Orland Park IL, Monee IL and Steger IL.Josephus also answers to Joe B Dekoning, Josepheus Dekoning, Josephus D Dekoning, Josephus B Dekoning and Josephus B Koning, and perhaps a couple of other names. The facts of this case are as follows: The petitioner, Josephus Anderson, was indicted on December 7, 1979, in Jefferson County for the November 29th capital murder of Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. The measure of impropriety which must be shown by an appellant to hold the court in error for denial of a motion for continuance of a criminal trial is gross abuse. 2d 562 (1974). We have carefully searched the record for errors injuriously affecting the substantial rights of appellant and have found none. The appellant complains that he was convicted solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and that this evidence failed to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of the guilt of the appellant. 2d 943, 949-50 (Ala.Cr.App.1986); Primm v. State, 473 So. The appellant argues that because jury lists are customarily taken from the voter registration list, he should have been allowed to interview the individual who did the preliminary voir dire examination, to determine if jurors were excluded from the venire on the basis of convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude. 2d 344 (Ala.Cr. Post Views: 1,834. Husband was kkk, he and 20 other klansmans.did to much evil.acts ..he ended up killimg my mother and has spent 31 years on death row @holman .. Maybe its time to have this type of format used for promotion for the development of this city instead of the dark history of this nation and our part of it. 2d 173, 176 (Ala. Cr.App.1983). 1 Div. A witness, who was standing with her husband in the vicinity of the bank in downtown Birmingham, testified that she observed a police car, with one officer in the car, drive by slowly. The appellant contends that his conviction is due to be reversed on the basis of cumulative error. The prosecution of Josephus Anderson for the murder of Officer Ballard would then commence a long 5 1/2 year process which would include four trials, the first three of which would end in hung juries. 2d 226 (1974). 1985). In so doing, this group stated: American Bar Association, Standards Relating to Juror Use and Management 50 (1983). The trial court further stated that the photographers had been instructed that they could on rare occasions take pictures "in such a way as not to distract the jurors." 1978). He specifically argues that editorials appearing in the Birmingham Post Herald after the second mistrial of his murder trial in Mobile emphatically stated that appellant was guilty of the robbery charge. It was further shown by sworn affidavit that the court reporter's notes and tapes of the juror's voir dire questioning were reported missing prior to their being typed. It is important for the next generations to know, so they can choose different paths, otherwise the negative forces of humankind (superiority of ones own group, setting profit and power as the ultimate goal and test of success, etc.) This man was later identified as Josephus Anderson, an individual with a long history of violent criminal activity. In 1987, the jury awarded $7 million in the wrongful-death case to the Donald family. 2d 1195, 1198 (Ala.Cr.App. 2d 943, 949 (Ala.Cr.App.1986), wherein it was stated: "`Not every denial of a motion for continuance to obtain witnesses violates the accused's right to compulsory process. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." We note that, at the time of appellant's trial for robbery, he had previously been tried twice for the murder of Officer Eugene Ballard who was killed immediately after the robbery. An all-white jury heard the civil liability case against the United Klans of America. Officer Middleton testified that he saw the fleeing man pull out a gun so he jumped out of the patrol car. Albert Eugene Ballard, 46, and two days before being eligible to retire, saw a man walking on the sidewalk who fit the general description of the suspect. Shannon Hill testified that she was balancing and counting her money at a teller window when a black male walked up to her counter, pulled a gun and asked for money. "A reversal of a conviction because of the trial court's refusal to grant a continuance requires `a positive demonstration of abuse of judicial discretion.'" 2d 1185, 1205 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), *300 writ denied Ex parte Chambliss, 373 So. 2d 142 (1971). 2. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. 2d 871 (Ala.Cr.App. Ellis v. State, 338 So. Although several Klan members were later convicted of this crime, with one of them being executed for the murder, that would not be the end of this matter. A motion for new trial was filed on February 25, 1982. During that trial, a Klan member testified that the motive for the murder of Donald was that The Klan wanted the message to get back to the black people of not just Alabama, but the whole United States, that we would not stand for a black person killing a white police officer and getting away with it. Mrs. Donald won a $7 million judgement against the United Klans of America which bankrupted the organization, effectively leading to the cessation of Ku Klux Klan operations in Alabama. 2d 1083, 1089 (Ala.Cr. 182, 96 So. Josephus Dekoning currently lives in Anderson, AL; in the past Josephus has also lived in Orland Park IL, Monee IL and Steger IL. [2] "Our opinion today should not be construed as holding that a party may not make inquiry about prior convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude that do not result in a loss of the right to vote. After arriving at the bank, Officer Erwin stated that Jill Tapscott gave him a description of the robber which he then relayed over the police radio. In Cochran, the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision because an "adequate substitute" was available in that one of the attorneys who had represented him throughout his litigation "represented him from the preliminary hearing through the third trial." Officer Newfield testified that he then ran in the direction of the sound of the gunshots which led him to the Southern Motor Inn Motel. He described appellant as wearing a leather cap with a small brim, a patchwork leather jacket, a light blue knit striped sweater and said he *1367 was carrying a yellow sack. Many have left due to job availability and desire for betterment for themselves and their family. It is appellant's contention that his picture shown to the witnesses in which an "IR number" was missing and where his name was written on the back coupled with the publicity at the time of the witnesses viewing the photograph resulted in a suggestive and improper photographic lineup procedure. Summary Joseph Anderson was born on July 24, 1926. I didnt know everything. 2d 451 (Ala.Cr.App.1981). I understand the desire to turn away from the darkness of history, but to do that is to deny truth in terms of what we are capable of (both the good and the ugly). The payout by the United Klans of America bankrupted the organization. Joseph Anderson's bio. Your email address will not be published. Anderson, supra; Hale v. United States, 435 F.2d 737 (5th Cir.1970), cert. The 1981 Lynching that Bankrupted an Alabama KKK. She stated that he was wearing light blue denim blue jeans, a knit pullover with contrasting blue and white stripes and a beige wool cap with a small bill on the front. We disagree. App.1986). I knew he in that mess but. I'm hit bad. Snipes v. State, 364 So. Jay Glass retired as Chie Furthermore, the trial judge explained that this question was merely a string of other questions which he asked as part of his introductory remarks to the jury in order to make them aware of the type of question which they might be asked. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of service with the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office. As to the argument regarding the filming of the jury, the record indicates that on approximately six occasions, photographers appeared either in the two windows (approximately four inches wide and 36 inches long) in the courtroom or in the doorway in order to take pictures. While committing a robbery, Josephus Anderson murdered a white police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. 2d 984 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). ), affirmed, 457 So. In retrospect, these unforeseen consequences can be indirectly traced back to that incident years before when Josephus Anderson survived being shot multiple times by police officers in a Birmingham alley and which, in the end, would set a precedent for successful civil rights lawsuits against other racist hate groups. However, during her trial testimony, and while the judge and counsel were absent from the courtroom, the widow approached the witness stand in which Mrs. White was seated and simply introduced herself. Officer Newfield stated that after hearing the report he went outside the Sears building. An example of such a profound delayed effect with far-reaching social ramifications would have its origin in downtown Birmingham on the afternoon of November 29th, 1979 in front of Newberrys in the 200 block of 20th Street North. But it is HISTORY, an important part of how things DID eventually change. This was likely related to the lack of positive eyewitness identification of Anderson as the person who shot Ballard and questions regarding ballistic evidence. This comment is on the side story of Mobile annexation. Through a petition for writ of mandamus filed in this Court, Josephus Anderson seeks to prevent his further prosecution and retrial for the capital murder of Birmingham Police Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. A yellow sack was lying on the ground near the appellant. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. This was likely related to the lack of positive eyewitness identification of Anderson as the person who shot Ballard and questions regarding ballistic evidence. Shannon Hill was recalled and testified that the serial numbers on the money recovered from appellant matched the serial numbers on her "bait money" that had been taken from her teller drawer. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 332-33, 90 S. Ct. 518, 525, 24 L. Ed. 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