City of Birmingham v. Brown
Alabama Court of Appeals
Violating Municipal OrciwiaAvce. Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. Samuel E. Greene. Jerome S. Brown was prosecuted before the recorder of the city of Birmingham for violating a city ordinance, and on conviction there appealed to the criminal court, where judgment was had quashing the complaint and discharging defendant. The city appeals.
1DissentBrown, J.
(Dissenting.) — This prosecution was commenced by the appellant on the 5th day of April, 1913, before one of its recorders, against appellee, charging that appellee,-before the commencement of the prosecution, and within the police jurisdiction of the city, on, to-wit the 14th day of December, 1912, published, gave way, sold, or caused to be published, given away, circulated, or sold, a certain newspaper or print, commonly known as Howie’s Iconoclast, which newspaper or print was of an obscene, licentious, lewd, or libelous nature,” in violation of section 1044 of the Code of Ordinances of…
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