Ex parte Shuttlesworth

This court was presented, on February 28, 1962, with an original application for a stay of execution and enlargement on bail on behalf of F. L. Shuttlesworth, who is presently serving a sentence in a Birmingham city jail.

He was tried and convicted of violating the disorderly conduct ordinance of the City of Birmingham, Section 311 of the 1944 Birmingham City Code.

This section reads as follows:

“Any person who disturbs the peace of others by violent or offensive conduct, or carriage, or by loud or unusual noises, or by profane or obscene or offensive language, or any person who shall commit any…