Ex Parte Hall

John W. Hall was found guilty of failure to obtain a land-disturbance permit for site construction as required by a municipal ordinance of the City of Mobile ("the City"). Hall was sentenced to serve 10 days in jail; the court suspended that sentence and he was placed on one year's probation. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Hall's conviction, in an unpublished memorandum. (CR-00-1255, Oct. 19, 2001) ___ So.2d ___ (Ala.Crim.App. 2001) (table). We granted certiorari review only as to Hall's argument that his conviction should be reversed because the City failed to introduce into evidence…