Dudley v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

The defendant, Robert H. Dudley, appeals from an order of the Wilcox County Superior Court which granted him supersedeas bond pending action on his motion for new trial. The defendant was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of simple battery on September 4, 1997. The charges arose when the defendant, who was the Chief of Police of Pineview in Wilcox County, used pepper spray on four individuals during an arrest.

The defendant was sentenced to three consecutive twelve-month sentences, with eight months to serve in prison and the balance to be served on intensive probation. The…