May v. State

The appellant, Honorable James W. May, was convicted of interfering with judicial proceedings, an indirect contempt of court, § 13A-10-130, Code of Alabama 1975. He was fined $300 and was ordered to pay court costs.

In April 1990, James W. May, an attorney practicing in Baldwin County, was appointed by the Circuit Court for Baldwin County to represent an indigent defendant, David Taylor, who was charged with the offense of rape in the first degree. Attorney May represented the defendant at a youthful offender adjudication and at a trial that resulted in a deadlocked jury. A mistrial was…