Wilson v. City of Prattville

LEIGH M. CLARK, Retired Circuit Judge.

This ease has been submitted on briefs of the parties wherein they agree that the crucial issue is whether the trial court was in error in dismissing this appellant’s appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence of the Municipal Court of Pratt-ville for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. The controlling law on the subject is:

“Upon failure of an appellant to appear in circuit court when the case is called for trial, unless good cause for such default is shown, the court shall dismiss the appeal.... The circuit court may, on…