Legal Opinion
Coughlin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 1, 1975No. 6 Div. 956PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKOUT, Judge.
The appellant was charged in the Criminal Court of Jefferson County with violation of Section 47, Act No. 516, Acts of Alabama 1949, approved August 30, 1949 [Title 36, Section 58 (47) Code, Recompiled 1958] : “Obedience to police officers. No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.”
She was 'found guilty, fined $50 and costs and appealed to Circuit Court for a jury trial de novo which resulted in a verdict of guilty and assessment of a fine of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Phifer v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1963
- Smith v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
- Cruikshank v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1965
3Cited by8 opinions
- Coughlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Sly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Battles v. City of MobileCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
- People v. RitterAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1980
- State v. BradfordCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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