Stafford v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. Alto V. Lee. Eugene Stafford was contacted of disturbing a meeting for religious worship, and he appeals. Appellant was tried by the court without a jury for disturbing religious worship, convicted, and fined $100. Prom this judgment he appeals.
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Appeal from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. Alto V. Lee. Eugene Stafford was contacted of disturbing a meeting for religious worship, and he appeals. Appellant was tried by the court without a jury for disturbing religious worship, convicted, and fined $100. Prom this judgment he appeals. The evidence showed that on Christmas eve 1906, there was a neighborhood Christmas tree celebration at Bethany Church, iu Etowah county; that in announcing the celebration, previous to its happening, the preacher announced that he would be there and have something to say after the occasion; that-on the…
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J
Loc. Acts 1900-01, p. 1298, § 14, in reference to the trial of misdemeanor cases in the Gadsden city court, provides “that the judge of said court shall try both the law and the fact except when trial by jury is demanded by the defendant in writing, filed with the clerk of said court at the first sounding of the cause after he was arrested.” The court adopted a rule, which was a reasonable one, and which it had the inherent right to do, as it in no way contravened the law. The rule adopted provided that the criminal docket be called every Monday morning during term time, “and mis*74dem…
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