Legal Opinion

Howard v. City of Bessemer

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 19, 1959No. 6 Div. 709PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of Honorable E. L. Ball, a judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit (Bessemer Division) denying appellant’s petition for release, in a habeas corpus proceeding, from the custody of the Chief of Police of the City of Bessemer.

Counsel for the City of Bessemer prior to submission of this appeal, filed a motion to dismiss same on the ground that the transcript does not bear the certificate of correctness of the trial judge as required by Section 369, Title 15, relating to appeals in habeas corpus cases.

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2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. McKinstry v. City of TuscaloosaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  2. Ex parte BizzellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  3. Bray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
  4. State ex rel. Clarke v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  5. McLosky v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. Mason v. City of Vestavia HillsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  3. City of Birmingham v. PerryAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960
  4. Jefferson v. City of BirminghamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Argo v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1961

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