Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Townsend
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 8, 2000No. 1990507PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas R. Townsend III was convicted of violating an ordinance of the City of Mobile. He appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals remanded the case with instructions. Townsend v. City of Mobile,793 So.2d 828 (Ala.Crim.App. 1998). On return to the remand, that court, on May 28, 1999, affirmed the conviction. We granted Townsend's petition for certiorari in order to review a single issue: Can a municipality charging the violation of a city ordinance establish a prima facie case without proving the provisions of the entire ordinance? We hold that it cannot; therefore, we reverse the judgment of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte MaxwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Cooper v. Town of Valley HeadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Thompson v. City of SylacaugaAlabama Court of Appeals · 1941
- Felder v. City of HuntsvilleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
- Jacobs v. City of PrichardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Hall v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Townsend v. City of MobileCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- Tulley v. City of JacksonvilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014