Ireland v. City of Birmingham

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Edward Ireland was convicted of “driving while intoxicated” in the Municipal Court of Birmingham, Jefferson County, on September 4, 1984. Ireland appealed his conviction to the Circuit Court of Jefferson County and demanded a jury trial. On trial de novo in the circuit court, Ireland was found guilty of unlawfully having “actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,” in violation of “Section 10-8-1 of the General Code of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1980, or as amended by Ordinance No. 83-146.” Ireland was sentenced to 60 days in jail…