Moore v. City of Eufaula

SAM W. TAYLOR, Judge.

In Barbour County Circuit Court, the appellant, Joe Eddie Moore, was convicted of reckless driving, attempting to elude a police officer and driving while intoxicated.

The foundation for this appeal is a contention that there was a failure to prove venue.

Appellant appealed his convictions from the municipal court of Eufaula, Alabama. The cases were consolidated for trial in circuit court. There was a failure to ask the routine “venue question,” i.e., “Did these events to which you refer occur in the city or police jurisdiction of Eufaula, Alabama?”

Appellant contends,…