Parker v. City of Tuscaloosa

The appellant, Shaun Parker, appeared in the Tuscaloosa Municipal Court on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. He hired a court reporter to transcribe the hearing and had that reporter present in court on the date his case was scheduled to be heard. The city prosecutor objected to the court reporter being present for any purpose other than the appellant's attorney's own use. The judge sustained the prosecutor's objection and granted the appellant's motion for a continuance so that he could petition the circuit court for relief from that ruling. The appellant petitioned…