That is, the young population that remains here. ComebackTown has published close to 500 columns over an almost 10 year period with a lot of guest columnists. Appellant also filed a motion to produce and a motion for change of venue on May 6, 1981. He was also wearing a jacket, but Ms. Tapscott stated she could not remember what type. The prosecution of Josephus Anderson for the murder of Officer Ballard would then commence a long 5 1/2 year process which would include four trials, the first three of which would end in hung juries. This was likely related to the lack of positive eyewitness identification of Anderson as the person who shot Ballard and questions regarding ballistic evidence. Charles H. Newfield, a Birmingham police officer, testified that he was working an extra job at Sears in downtown Birmingham on the day of the robbery. 2d 984 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). We have to look both (past and present) in the eye and acknowledge them, but more importantly, understand what they say about who we are as a species, so we can aim higher and go forward.. Albert Eugene Ballard, 46, and two days before being eligible to retire, saw a man walking on the sidewalk who fit the general description of the suspect. We have carefully searched the record for errors injuriously affecting the substantial rights of appellant and have found none. Anderson's lawyers were granted a change of venue and the trial moved to Mobile, Alabama. 2d 877 (Ala.1979). See, e.g., McKinney v. Wainwright, 488 F.2d 28 (5th Cir. Arraignment was held on January 16, 1981, with court-appointed counsel present, wherein appellant entered a plea of not guilty. 1976); Edson v. State, 53 Ala.App. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of service with the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office. The measure of impropriety which must be shown by an appellant to hold the court in error for denial of a motion for continuance of a criminal trial is gross abuse. Ms. Tapscott testified that she herself gave the robber over $13,000 in American Express Travelers Checks. David Sher is the founder and publisher ofComebackTown. 2d 1296 (Ala.Cr.App.1978); Boutwell v. State, 279 Ala. 176, 183 So. In the week leading up to his murder, Mobile had become a hotbed of Klan activity due to the trial of Josephus Anderson, a Black man accused of killing a white police officer during an armed. 2d 666, 674-75 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), affirmed, 391 So. Officer Newfield stated that after hearing the report he went outside the Sears building. Specifically, the appellant alleges that the State was allowed to indirectly "purposely exclude blacks from serving on a jury," an act which the State is not permitted to do directly, i.e., use its peremptory challenges to systematically exclude blacks. Officer R.E. On March 20, 1981, Michael Donald, a 19 yr. old African American trade school student was found hanging from a small ornamental "popcorn" tree on an old residential street, across the street from where several Klansmen lived. During the defense counsel's examination of Mrs. White concerning this statement, she explained that she had not known the widow prior to the trial. 2d 562 (1974). He was one scary dude. An all-white jury heard the civil liability case against the United Klans of America. Michael's body was crumpled from beatings and his neck slashed. It has also been held in Alabama that a `mistrial is no trial' and, therefore, that retrial would not place a defendant in double jeopardy. However, the defense counsel stated that approximately two days later, at a hearing, the prosecutor identified the other witness as being Shirley Stewart, but stated that he had no information as to her whereabouts. Except where inherently prejudicial publicity has so saturated the community as to have a probable impact upon the prospective jurors, the trial court's main responsibility with regard to allegedly prejudicial pre-trial publicity is to determine whether, as the result of such publicity, it is reasonably unlikely that the defendant can secure a fair and impartial trial. While committing a robbery, Josephus Anderson murdered a white police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. Officer Middleton testified that he saw the fleeing man pull out a gun so he jumped out of the patrol car. Thats just the evolution of life. *1365 Orson L. Johnson, Birmingham, for appellant. "`In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, this Court must accept as true the evidence introduced by the State and accord the State all legitimate inferences therefrom. The American Bar Association has established a model setting forth four categories of persons who should be ineligible for jury service. It was further shown by sworn affidavit that the court reporter's notes and tapes of the juror's voir dire questioning were reported missing prior to their being typed. 2d 843 (Ala.1978). Appellant argues that, because of widespread publicity in the Birmingham area concerning the robbery and murder of Officer Ballard, he was denied his right to a fair and impartial trial. The appellant was indicted for the capital offense of murder of a law enforcement officer, in violation of 13-11-2(a)(5) (repealed), Code of Alabama (1975). Under 15-14-56(a), "[w]henever a victim is unable to attend such trial or hearing or any portion thereof by reason of death the victim's family may select a representative who shall be entitled to exercise any right *305 granted to the victim, pursuant to the provisions of this article." Hes past Chairman of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce (BBA), Operation New Birmingham (REV Birmingham), and the City Action Partnership (CAP). During that trial, a Klan member testified that the motive for the murder of Donald was that The Klan wanted the message to get back to the black people of not just Alabama, but the whole United States, that we would not stand for a black person killing a white police officer and getting away with it. Mrs. Donald won a $7 million judgement against the United Klans of America which bankrupted the organization, effectively leading to the cessation of Ku Klux Klan operations in Alabama. Find Josephus Anderson's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Instead, he was killed because the Klan members were furious that the second trial of Josephus Anderson, a black man accused of murdering a white policeman, had been declared a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict. All rights reserved (About Us). But it is HISTORY, an important part of how things DID eventually change. Although the Court in Poole related the holding in Hunter only to the particular appellant in that case, it is clear that the Court's interpretation as to the interplay between that code section and the relevant constitutional code section in Hunter results in a disqualification of jurors only where they have been convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude which are punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary and, on that basis, have lost their right to vote. David Sher is the founder and publisher of ComebackTown. William, I very much appreciate you following ComebackTown and for your feedback. 1347, 1358 (M.D.Ala.1986); where a black nurse filed a discrimination suit against a hospital on the basis of adverse employment decisions, Davis v. State University of New York, 802 F.2d 638, 644-45 (2d Cir.1986); where minority police officers brought a civil rights action alleging employment discrimination, Minority Police Officers Association v. City of South Bend, 617 F. Supp. Cumbo v. State, 368 So. 1985). After such a mistrial, the retrial of the defendant is not barred by double jeopardy.' McMILLAN, Judge. 2d 424, 427 (Ala.Cr. ), cert. I well remember when Gene Ballard was shot and having to take a turn guarding Anderson at the hospital. Donalds mother insisted that her son had nothing to do with drugs and asked for prominent civil rights leaders to assist in getting to the bottom of her sons murder. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. She also described the gun he was carrying as "being silver." Josephus Dekoning was born on 03/30/1929 and is 93 years old.Josephus Dekoning currently lives in Anderson, AL; in the past Josephus has also lived in Orland Park IL, Monee IL and Steger IL.Josephus also answers to Joe B Dekoning, Josepheus Dekoning, Josephus D Dekoning, Josephus B Dekoning and Josephus B Koning, and perhaps a couple of other names. The petitioner, Josephus Anderson, was indicted on December 7, 1979, in Jefferson County for the November 29th capital murder of Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI. A marked police car pulled up beside the suspect at the motel and the suspect shot at this vehicle. Public Domain. 2d 450 (1977). Greg Bearden, an evidence technician with the Birmingham Police Department, testified that he collected money and travelers checks from the scene where appellant was apprehended. Although the defense counsel attempted to arrange a meeting with Ms. Johnson, he was unable to do so. 2d 1179 (Ala.1985) an appellant claimed that the trial court committed error by failing to furnish him with transcripts of his first trial and other proceedings so that he could effectively cross-examine and impeach the State's witnesses. You can explore additional available newsletters here. So what were the unforeseen consequences of this story and how did they come about? 2d 600 (1966); Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532, 85 S. Ct. 1628, 14 L. Ed. In the present case, there has been no showing that Mrs. Stewart could ever be located. 181 (N.D.Ala.1968); Seals v. State, 282 Ala. 586, 213 So. Officer Middleton testified that he pulled up beside a person at Second Alley and 13th Street who fit the description of the robbery suspect which he heard over the radio. Clickhereto sign up for ournewsletter. Freeman v. State, 505 So. 1981); Singleton v. Lefkowitz, 583 F.2d 618 (2d Cir.1978). Newfield next saw the man lying in the parking lot of the Southern Motor Inn with gunshot wounds. 2d 1211 (Ala.1979) we find that this statute is constitutional. The facts of this case are as follows: The petitioner, Josephus Anderson, was indicted on December 7, 1979, in Jefferson County for the November 29th capital murder of Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. The black male was described as having short hair and a moustache and carrying a silver revolver with a brown handle. See, for example, Loper v. State, 469 So. The appellant concedes in brief that there is no indication from the record that the State used its peremptory challenges to systematically exclude blacks from the jury, which was comprised of ten whites and four blacks, as prohibited under the doctrine of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S. Ct. 1712, 90 L. Ed. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S. Ct. 1068, 25 L. Ed. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Bridges v. State, 284 Ala. 412, 225 So. Ballard was shot and killed by Josephus Anderson, who was fleeing a bank robbery. After a hearing on May 15, 1981, before the Honorable James Garrett, Circuit Judge of Jefferson County, appellant filed a motion for continuance which also was denied. 2d 799 (1963), is without merit. And I wonder why Sher continues to shed light on the negativity. She testified that the man reached into a bundle which he was carrying and pulled something out. Ms. Tapscott stated that Shannon Hill gave the robber some rolls of change and "marked" money from her teller drawer. Ms. Tapscott stated that the robber was in her presence from three to five minutes and was within two feet of her. Because of the untimeliness of the objection and the trial court's action in instructing the jurors, the appellant's motion was properly denied. 2d 1195, 1198 (Ala.Cr.App. Members of Unit 900 of the United Klans of America declared that justice for the white officer would never happen because there was a black man on the jury. Starr and McCormick, Jury Selection 35 (1985). And we have overcome much already, with a only little yet to go. Thus, the appellant claims that this tally should raise a reasonable doubt as to the validity of the jury verdict. Officer Middleton stated that he approached the fallen suspect and took the pistol out of his hand. [1] "`The registrars' expert estimated that by January 1903 182 had disfranchised approximately ten times as many blacks as whites. However, in Ex parte Anderson, supra, at 449-51, the Alabama Supreme Court found that the circumstances of this case do not present a breach of due process: Furthermore, the appellant's conviction upon his fourth retrial did not violate due process. Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333, *307 86 S. Ct. 1507, 16 L. Ed. Officer Charles Newfield testified that in response to the radio descriptions that he had heard, he was looking for a black man, 6 feet to 6 feet 1 inch tall with a stocky build, wearing a three-quarter length brown coat and a brown hat. App.1986), quoting Johnson v. State, 378 So. More at History. 2d 142 (1971). 2d 1173 (Ala.1979). Dolvin v. State, 391 So. Born in 28 May 1905 and died in 19 Oct 1979 Epes, Alabama Josephus Marion "Buster" Anderson Jr. The suspect turned and fired at the officers and then ran into the area of the Southern Motor Inn Motel. A court may not, however, refuse to grant a reasonable continuance for the purpose of obtaining defense witnesses where it has been shown that the desired testimony would be relevant and material to the defense. She identified the *295 appellant as the man who robbed the Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association. She stated that Ms. Hill was attempting to open the bank safe. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. Gayle Yester, another Birmingham Police Department evidence technician, testified that she went to the Jefferson Federal Savings branch office at Fifth Avenue and 20th Street on November 29, 1979, at approximately 4:00 p.m. She took photographs, made diagrams and processed the scene for fingerprints. After Hunter, an individual in Alabama can no longer be disfranchised because he has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, unless the crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. https://comebacktown.com/2021/08/31/how-birmingham-is-totally-unique/. Alabama 36108 . The Court further indicated that there was no record of any objections to the declaration of mistrial in any of the three previous trials. As stated in Frazier v. State, 56 Ala. App. In so doing, this group stated: American Bar Association, Standards Relating to Juror Use and Management 50 (1983). Officer Middleton stated that he heard certain radio transmissions concerning the robbery which caused him to proceed in his patrol car west on Second Avenue to 13th Street where he turned north. Newfield broadcast his movements to police headquarters and stated that the man continued walking in a calm manner, occasionally glancing in Newfield's direction. 2d 1247 [at 1248] (Ala.Crim.App.1985) (citation omitted).". 2d 1185, 1205 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), *300 writ denied Ex parte Chambliss, 373 So. denied, 368 So. The Supreme Court in Hunter determined that 182 was unconstitutional under the following guidelines for analysis. The Court concluded that the Hunter holding found 182 in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment "`with respect to those convicted of crimes not punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary.' The record firmly shows that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. Prior to a fourth trial, the appellant filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, claiming that a fourth trial would violate his due process rights and double jeopardy. David Shers ComebackTown giving voice to the people of Birmingham & Alabama. This issue was also decided adversely to the appellant in Anderson, supra, wherein despite the Court's recognition that the appellant presented a valid argument and that, under certain circumstances, retrials may result in a breach of due process, such is not the case under the facts at hand. The younger generation should be encouraged to move ahead of this as they desire. Police officers chased Anderson into an alley at Third Avenue and 13th Street North where a gun battle ensued and Anderson was shot multiple times and captured. Maybe its time to have this type of format used for promotion for the development of this city instead of the dark history of this nation and our part of it. Other states have enacted similar statutes or statutes which promote similar results. Thanks for the continued horrible and discussing HISTORY of Alabama and Birmingham. 2d 871 (Ala.Cr.App. Approximately six other police officers were involved in the apprehension of the appellant. 2d at 230. Atty. Anyone who is still teaching young impressionable children to hate based solely on skin color is part of the problem. We cannot erase those portions of our past that , at the time May have seemed very strange and threatening. Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Goodwin v. State, 516 So. However, due to our finding above that the jurors were not biased against appellant, we find no abuse of judicial discretion in its denial of appellant's motion for a continuance. 2d 435 (Ala.Cr.App. 2d 58 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), before a criminal conviction is to be reversed, it must appear to this court that the error complained of has probably injuriously affected the substantial rights of the defendant. In 1987, Donalds mother, Beulah Mae Donald, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. The judgment of conviction is affirmed. The trial judge then offered to exclude the answer *304 and to give an appropriate jury instruction. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." [2] "Our opinion today should not be construed as holding that a party may not make inquiry about prior convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude that do not result in a loss of the right to vote. The photograph of appellant did not have an "IR number" on the front of the photograph as did the other five photographs. During each trial Anderson would be prosecuted and defended by two tenacious attorneys, David Barber, later to become the District Attorney of Jefferson County and by William Clark, who was likely responsible for Anderson not receiving the death penalty. 2d 423 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). at 1185. The prosecutor had also informed the defense counsel that he did not intend to call either Ms. Stewart or Ms. Johnson and, in fact, neither individual was called to testify at the trial. . 182, 96 So. It is not the function of this Court to decide whether the evidence is believable beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. In 1981, shortly after the jury in the first trial of Anderson could not reach a verdict, several members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mobile reacted to this outcome by abducting a 19 year old Black man named Michael Donald. Both concluded that Michael Donald was hung as a result of a drug deal gone bad. Rhoden Josephus Living in 62 Anderson Street Talladega Alabama, Phone: 256-358-7224, Email: josephus5219@gmail.com, Relatives: Available. Clearly, these facts were undisputed. Appellant's contention that he was denied his right to counsel for state criminal prosecutions as established by Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S. Ct. 792, 9 L. Ed. Even assuming that the statute, Section 12-16-60(a)(4), was applied and that this issue is preserved despite the defense counsel's failure to file a written motion to quash the venire, see Chambliss v. State, 373 So. When Donald approached the car, he was forced at gunpoint to get inside. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. In retrospect, these unforeseen consequences can be indirectly traced back to that incident years before when Josephus Anderson survived being shot multiple times by police officers in a Birmingham alley and which, in the end, would set a precedent for successful civil rights lawsuits against other racist hate groups. denied, 416 U.S. 973, 94 S. Ct. 1998, 40 L. Ed. The appellant cites Dickerson v. Alabama, 667 F.2d 1364 (11th Cir.1982), cert. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Eventually, Hays and Knowles were convicted of the murder of Michael Donald. Certain acts can have important unintended consequences. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in excepting the victim's widow from the rule. In 1981, Josephus Anderson, an African American charged with the murder of a white policeman in Birmingham, Alabama, during an armed robbery, was tried in Mobile, where the case had been moved in a change of venue. After a hearing on March 25, 1982, said motion was denied. 2d at 231. I knew he in that mess but. As the appellant points out in his brief, the United States Supreme Court has held that due process protects a defendant against conviction unless there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. A Coroners Perspective of Jefferson County, Alabama in the Early 20th Century. The book provides a review of Jefferson County during the turbulent first half of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of the coroners, law enforcement officials and news media during that time along with statistical comparisons to our current community. After a review of the issues raised, we deny the relief sought. 2d 840 (1968), which emphasized that the disfranchisement of felons "has never been viewed as a device by which a state could discriminatorily exclude a given racial minority from the polls."). 2d 1136 (Ala. 1980), the court held that `a jury's inability to agree either on a verdict or punishment is a proper reason for the declaration of a mistrial. *301 The analysis and holding in Hunter have since been used where black citizens challenged the constitutionality of an at-large method of electing county commissioners and school board members, Dillard v. Crenshaw County, 640 F. Supp. Id. https://comebacktown.com/2021/08/31/how-birmingham-is-totally-unique/, Local entrepreneur sells company for $1.2 billionbig win for Birmingham, Man wakes from 35-year cryogenic freeze to find a new Birmingham. Mr. Anderson was an eight month resident of the area when he died at his home, 623 N. Thornton St of coronary heart disease and nephritis. In addition to the arguments already raised, the appellant claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance on the basis of newly discovered witnesses and on the basis of pre-trial publicity; in failing to grant his motion for mistrial on the basis of the relationship between Lula White and the victim's widow; in the denial of his motion for a mistrial after repeated violations of the trial court's order to prohibit filming of the jury by the news media. The man rounded a corner and Newfield cut through a breezeway by the Southern Motor Inn. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. Furthermore, under 15-14-55, Code of Alabama (1975), "A victim of a criminal offense shall be exempt from the operation of rule of court, regulation, or statute or other law requiring the separation or exclusion of witnesses from court in criminal trials or hearings." See Barton v. State, 494 So. 2d 1014 (Ala.Cr.App.1982). Id. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The objective of ComebackTown is to create conversations that encourage people to talk about the good and bad of our region to make our future better. 2d 1204 (Ala.Cr.App.1982). I grew. Until i researched. He is the author of the recently published book "Life and Death in the Magic City. This court denied the petition and that decision was affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court. See also Dobbins v. State, 487 So. 2d at 228. He described appellant as wearing a leather cap with a small brim, a patchwork leather jacket, a light blue knit striped sweater and said he *1367 was carrying a yellow sack. The letter identified one of the witnesses as Phyllis Johnson, a correctional officer for the City of Birmingham, and the other witness was not identified. Id. The first unresponsive answer occurred during the cross-examination of State's witness Lula White, an eyewitness to the shooting of Sergeant Ballard: Shortly thereafter, the following occurred: During the recess, the defense counsel moved for a mistrial, objecting to Mrs. White's statement that she knew the appellant shot the man as unresponsive. The record indicates that the victim's widow, Kalliopi Ballard Hartley, testified only that, on the day of the murder, her husband left home in his police uniform and that the next time that she saw him, he was dead. Appellant was viewed by the witnesses in a well-lighted building, in the daylight hours, for approximately five minutes and within a close proximity. Reference the last census report for Birmingham vs. Huntsville and even Mobile and Montgomery showing growth trends, international business and manufacturing. "A reversal of a conviction because of the trial court's refusal to grant a continuance requires `a positive demonstration of abuse of judicial discretion.'" Appellant argues that his in-court identification by witnesses Tapscott and Hill resulted in prejudicial error since their identifications were based on suggestive pretrial photographic identification procedures. I totally agree! See also Annot., 126 A.L.R. 2d 173, 176 (Ala. Cr.App.1983). I understand the desire to turn away from the darkness of history, but to do that is to deny truth in terms of what we are capable of (both the good and the ugly). The appellant claims that this denial resulted in preventing him from thoroughly cross-examining the State's witnesses and prevented him from preserving and providing a full and complete record on appeal. So what were the unforeseen consequences of this story and how did they come about? Subsequently, the prosecutor sent the defense counsel a copy of a tape recording of a conversation between Ms. Johnson and a member of the Birmingham police force. As this court stated in Matthews v. State, 361 So. App.1981); and Pritchett v. State, 445 So. From the record, we find that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. However, during her trial testimony, and while the judge and counsel were absent from the courtroom, the widow approached the witness stand in which Mrs. White was seated and simply introduced herself. Atty. In 1987, Donalds mother, Beulah Mae Donald, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. 2d 1312 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), and no showing of a discriminatory intent, the appellant's claim is without merit. He again argues that, because of pretrial publicity some two months prior to his trial, the trial should have been postponed to a later date. App.1986). Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Josephus Marion"Buster" Anderson Jr (1905 - 1979) . 2d 683, 687 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. Police officers chased Anderson into an alley at Third Avenue and 13th Street North where a gun battle ensued and Anderson was shot multiple times and captured. Following his fourth trial, the appellant was found guilty as charged in the indictment. Click a location below to find Joseph more easily. 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