Kendricks v. State

Arthur Kendricks was indicted by the grand jury for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly instrument while he was engaged in the active discharge of his lawful duties. Trial was had on a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of "guilty as charged in the indictment" and the trial court set sentence at five years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Officer Ross J. Spurlock of the Birmingham Police Department testified that, on December 31, 1978, he and his partner, Michelle Frawley, were working the 3:00 to 11:00 p.m. shift in a marked patrol car. Both officers were in…