Townsend v. City of Birmingham

HARALSON, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

Appellant was tried and convicted for violation of an ordinance of the City of Birmingham, from which conviction he appealed to the circuit court where he was tried de novo and again convicted.

*215No demurrer or other pleading was filed in recorder’s court testing the sufficiency of the charge upon which he was tried.

In the circuit court a complaint was filed by the attorney for the city, which is set out in the record as follows:

“COMPLAINT

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, A municipal" corporation, Plaintiff vs. CHARLIE TOWNSEND Defendant '

IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CIRCUIT…