Townsend v. City of Mobile

MADDOX, Justice.

Thomas R. Townsend III was convicted of violating an ordinance of the City of Mobile. He appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals remanded the case with instructions. Townsend v. City of Mobile, 793 So.2d 828 (Ala.Crim.App.1998). On return to the remand, that court, on May 28, 1999, affirmed the conviction. We granted Townsend’s petition for certiorari in order to review a single issue: Can a municipality charging the violation of a city ordinance establish a prima facie case without proving the provisions of the entire ordinance? We hold that it cannot; therefore, we reverse…