Harris v. City of Birmingham

HARWOOD, Judge.

On 29 June 1949 this appellant was found guilty in the Recorder’s Court of the City of Birmingham of violating Section 600 of the General City Code of the City of Birmingham, which Section 600 deals with the operation of lotteries.

On the day of his conviction the appel-" lant gave notice of" appeal to the Circuit Court and filed an appeal bond in the Circuit Court on 22 July 1949.

On 3 June 1950 the appellant moved that he be discharged from further prosecution in this cause for the reason that more than 60 days had elapsed since the judgment was rendered in the Recorder’s…