Legal Opinion

Woods v. City of Tuscaloosa

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 11, 1967PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CATES, Judge.

November 29, 1966, appellant submitted on the merits. The City having filed a motion to dismiss submitted on the motion as well as on a joinder of no error in the record.

This is an appeal from a judgment on trial de novo in the Circuit Court finding appellant guilty of breach of an ordinance.

Such appeals are governed by the rules relating to civil appeals. Notably, Code 1940, T. 15, § 389, being exceptional for criminal convictions,1 does not extend to a municipal ordinance violation appeal even though the conviction may entail incarceration. See Parks v. City of Montgomery, 38…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henry v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
  2. Parks v. City of MontgomeryAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Johnston v. BridgesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  2. Jones v. City of DecaturCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  3. Ray v. City of PrichardAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Edmondson v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  5. Owen v. City of OneontaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972

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