Hood v. City of Bessemer

404 So. 2d 710, 1980 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 1378
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
DecidedOctober 7, 1980
Docket6 Div. 149, 6 Div. 221
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Hood v. City of Bessemer, 404 So. 2d 710, 1980 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 1378 (Ala. Ct. App. 1980).

Opinions

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

Michael Hood was convicted in the Municipal Court of Bessemer, Alabama, in March of 1979, on two charges, (1) assault and battery, and (2) resisting a lawful arrest. On the assault and battery charge he was assessed a fine of five hundred dollars and costs. He was also sentenced to six months hard labor for the City of Bessemer. On March 22,1979, he posted a five hundred dollar surety bond and appealed his conviction to the Bessemer Division of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. He demanded a jury trial on the bond. He was convicted on the charge of resisting arrest and assessed a fine of two hundred dollars and costs. He was sentenced to jail for 22 days for the non-payment of the fine. He appealed this conviction to the Bessemer Division of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County by posting a surety bond in the amount of three hundred dollars and demanded trial by a jury.

His de novo trial in the circuit court was held in August of 1979. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged for resisting arrest and fixed the fine at five hundred dollars. The jury also returned a guilty verdict on the assault and battery charge and fixed the fine at five hundred dollars. As additional punishment the court sentenced appellant to six months hard labor for the City of Bessemer on each charge but ordered that the two sentences run concurrently.

Appellant, William Hood, was convicted in the Municipal Court of Bessemer, Alabama, of assaulting a police officer. He was assessed a fine of five hundred dollars and costs, and he was sentenced to six months hard labor on the streets of the City of Bessemer. On March 22, 1979, he appealed this conviction to the Bessemer Division of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County and posted a surety bond in the amount of five hundred dollars. He demanded a trial by jury.

His de novo trial in the circuit court was held on December 4, 1979. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged and assessed a fine of one dollar against him. As additional punishment the court sentenced him to 60 days hard labor for the City of Bessemer. He gave notice of appeal and his bond was set at $1,000.00.

Both of these appeals were consolidated and only one brief was filed by the parties for these appeals. We will write one opinion to govern both appeals as the issues presented are essentially the same.

6 Div. 149 — -Michael Hood.

When this case was called for trial the attorney for the City of Bessemer, Honorable Jack H. McEniry, filed in open court and served appellant and his counsel copies of the following complaints:

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