Brooks v. City of Birmingham

DeCARLO, Judge.

Both appellants were charged with assault and battery and disruption of a place of business, in violation of Sections 36-5 and 35 — 46, respectively, of the General Code of the City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1964, as amended. In addition, appellant Nell Brooks was charged with carrying a concealed weapon in violation of § 56-1, General Code, supra.

Appellants were tried jointly on all five charges in Birmingham Municipal Court and, upon convictions in that court, appealed to the Jefferson Circuit Court for a trial de novo. Both appellants were again tried jointly in circuit court,…