Hembree v. City of Birmingham

Violation of Birmingham City Ordinance 36-28 as amended (malicious injury to property); sentence: $500 fine, thirty days hard labor and court costs.

The appellant was tried and convicted on two separate charges of malicious injury to property; one against Richard Watkins which occurred on December 7, 1978, and the other against Kenneth Jones which occurred on December 9, 1978. In both cases the appellant was charged with shooting out the windows of the victims' vehicles which were parked at Watkins' residence in Birmingham.

The appellant made no motion to exclude the City's evidence, no request…