Essix v. City of Birmingham

CATES, Presiding Judge.

Probation revocation — appeal from dismissal of trial de novo petition.

Essix was convicted in the Recorder’s court on either, or both, charges of reckless driving and failure to report an accident. On January 26, 1972 he received a sentence, cryptically described as, “$231 .and 90 days.” On the same day he was put on three years probation.

The City filed an Exhibit I to its motion to have the Circuit Court dismiss, thus denying a trial de novo. Part of said exhibit reads:

“SEP 12 1973

“A written report of the probation supervisor having been presented to the court alleging…