Skelton v. City of Birmingham

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Criminal trespass after warning; sentence: $300 fine plus costs.

On November 8, 1977, appellant was in the downtown office of Birmingham Trust National Bank (hereinafter BTNB) for the purpose of negotiating government checks. While in BTNB (in the presence of BTNB customers and employees), appellant yelled out: “I don’t like for a Goddamned nigger to be staring at me.” The comment was directed to Mr. Reaf Blue, a black BTNB security guard. Appellant repeated the statement two more times after being warned to watch his language by two BTNB security guards, Mr. Leonard Stanley and…