Hamilton v. City of Birmingham

DeCARLO, Judge.

Assault and battery; twenty-five dollars and 120 days hard labor.

The City of Birmingham complained that Joel Knox Hamilton “did unlawfully commit an assault and battery upon Ray Williams by hitting him about the head with a baseball bat contrary to and in violation of Section 36-5 of the General Code of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1964, as amended.”

The appellant was tried by a jury and found guilty. He was given a fine of twenty-five dollars and as additional punishment, was sentenced to perform hard labor for 120 days.

At trial, Ray Williams testified for the City of…