2d 799 (1963), is without merit. I well remember when Gene Ballard was shot and having to take a turn guarding Anderson at the hospital. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. Charles A. Graddick, Atty. The trial court further stated that the photographers had been instructed that they could on rare occasions take pictures "in such a way as not to distract the jurors." After Elizabeth died he married Sarah Chaney on August 6, 1872. 2d 589 (1975). A defendant has the right to have his trial removed to another county if he cannot receive a fair and impartial trial in the county in which the indictment is found. *1365 Orson L. Johnson, Birmingham, for appellant. Josephus Anderson was first married to Elizabeth Fencey, She died 10-29-1871. 2d 1069, 1071 (Ala.1984), citing Beasley v. State, 39 Ala.App. (You can unsubscribe anytime), 1st time JeffCo white men executed for murder of Black. Get free summaries of new Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! Officer Middleton testified that he saw the fleeing man pull out a gun so he jumped out of the patrol car. 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. He also offered to allow the defense counsel the right to continue to cross-examine the witness as much as he deemed necessary. 2d 878,880 (Ala.Cr.App. App.1986). 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. 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. Channell v. State, 477 So. 1330 (N.D.Ind.1985); where an employee alleged discrimination on the basis of his religion, Blalock v. Metals Trades, Inc., 775 F.2d 703, 710-11 (6th Cir.1985); and where a convicted black felon challenged a Tennessee statute which disfranchised convicted felons, Wesley v. Collins, 791 F.2d 1255, 1261-63 (6th Cir.1986) (citing Green v. Board of Elections of City of New York, 380 F.2d 445 (2d Cir.1967), cert. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. She also described the gun he was carrying as "being silver." An example of such a profound delayed effect with far-reaching social ramifications would have its origin in downtown Birmingham on the afternoon of November 29th, 1979 in front of Newberrys in the 200 block of 20th Street North. 2d 943, 949 (Ala.Cr.App.1986), wherein it was stated: "`Not every denial of a motion for continuance to obtain witnesses violates the accused's right to compulsory process. 47 Am.Jur.2d Jury 102 (1969). Ala.Code 15-2-20 (1975). We only hold that convictions of these crimes do not result in disqualifying a jury for cause." Hays and Knowles motioned to ask Donald directions to a night club. 363, 279 So. 2d 1131, 1132 (Ala.Crim.App. Officer Yester stated that, after she finished her duties at the branch office, she went to the Southern Motor Inn Motel where appellant had been apprehended. The Alabama Supreme Court in Poole, supra, emphasizes that the conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under 12-16-60(a)(4) only if a person has lost his right to vote.[2]. denied, 368 So. See also Dobbins v. State, 487 So. Ms. Tapscott testified that she herself gave the robber over $13,000 in American Express Travelers Checks. As Hays tied a rope around Donalds neck, Knowles continued to beat Donald with the tree branch. When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. The body was left hanging from a tree in a mixed-race neighborhood in Mobile. Born in 28 May 1905 and died in 19 Oct 1979 Epes, Alabama Josephus Marion "Buster" Anderson Jr. She stated that Ms. Hill was attempting to open the bank safe. Furthermore, both witnesses gave accurate, detailed descriptions of the appellant immediately after the robbery occurred. Rhoden Josephus Open Premium Report Rhoden Josephus 62 Anderson Street, Talladega, Alabama We have found at least 14 more addresses related to this person, which require a . 2d 777, 786 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), judgment affirmed by Ex parte Wilhite, 485 So. 2d 677 (Ala.1980); Turk v. State, 348 So. Following his conviction in 1985, the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. 2d 726 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), reversed on other grounds, Ex parte Jackson, 516 So. As such, it violates equal protection under Arlington Heights." That above rule "clearly applies to cases where the continuance is sought due to an absent witness." The trial court denied the motion for mistrial, stating that he did not think the statement was prejudicial taken in the context "of the nature of the question and where we were in questioning the witness." ', Richardson v. State, 476 So. A motion for new trial was filed on February 25, 1982. Bracy v. State, 473 So. Dobbert v. Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 97 S. Ct. 2290, 53 L. Ed. 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. Section 12-16-60, Code of Alabama (1975), as amended in 1978, reads in pertinent part: The constitutionality of this subsection and its mandatory application to a prospective juror, has not been examined and, in light of the finding in Hunter that denying the vote to persons convicted of certain crimes, including "any crime involving moral turpitude" is unconstitutional, we feel that the constitutionality of this requirement should be explored. Were we to find prejudice in this case, we would have to totally disregard the presumption in favor of the trial court's ruling and resort to speculation. Gregg v. Maples, 286 Ala. 274, at 279, 239 So. 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. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the sentence and, pursuant to Beck v. State, 396 So. 2d 423 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). In 1984, the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. 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. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 233, 105 S. Ct. at 1923, 85 L. Ed. 2d 1211 (Ala.1979) we find that this statute is constitutional. Goodwin v. State, 516 So. Hollars University of Alabama Press, $24.95 Reviewed by SCOTTY E. KIRKLAND Correspondent In 1979, Sgt. ), cert. Birmingham Police Officer Joe Johnson testified and corroborated the testimony of Officer Middleton. From the record, we find that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. Furthermore, there is no evidence in the record that the jurors were even aware of the Klan killing. The same week of Donald's murder, Knowles said, there was a different criminal case that had the attention of Mobile Klansmen: The trial of a Black man named Josephus Anderson. Joseph Anderson in Alabama 269 people named Joseph Anderson found in Mobile, Huntsville and 12 other cities. 95. at 448-49. Gen., Patricia E. Guthrie, Asst. Their line of thinking was that a black man would never convict another black man for killing a white police officer. 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. In Alabama, "the statutory prerequisite to jury service requiring the absence of any conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude is an absolute" and mandates disqualification if a prospective juror falls in that category. HARRIS, Judge. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his challenge for cause of jurors Brown and Benjamin. Clickhereto sign up for ournewsletter. "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.'" Further, the Court stated that the record indicated that the defense counsel had at least "some transcription of the testimony of several witnesses, since he referred the witnesses to their previous testimony on several occasions during cross-examination." Two additional jurors who stated they had no previous knowledge of the case replaced those jurors who were struck for cause. In looking to the purpose in requiring that a prospective juror "has not lost the right to vote by conviction for any offense involving moral turpitude," we note that other sources have similar provisions. will raise their ugly head in future generations, perhaps in different ways, over and over. 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. Anderson, supra; Hale v. United States, 435 F.2d 737 (5th Cir.1970), cert. The appellant complains that he was convicted solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence and that this evidence failed to exclude every reasonable hypothesis except that of the guilt of the appellant. This issue has already been decided adversely to the appellant by the Alabama Supreme Court in Ex parte Anderson, 457 So. More at History. The fact that jurors knew of the case did not establish that at the time of empaneling they were biased against the defendant where they swore that their knowledge would not affect their judgment. The suspect turned and fired at the officers and then ran into the area of the Southern Motor Inn Motel. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. I am proud to have been a part of that history, for good and for bad. Although the appellant argues that the cumulative effect of all of the alleged errors entitles him to a new trial, we find no ineradicable prejudice caused to the appellant and we find that he was not deprived of a fair and impartial trial. The defense counsel contended that he should be accorded the opportunity to interview each of these witnesses and, because Shirley Stewart was somewhere in Michigan, he maintained that he should be provided funds with which to go to Michigan and interview her. (Opt out at any time). Upon calling him over to his car, Anderson leaned into the vehicle and shot Ballard several times and then ran away. Charles A. Graddick, Atty. 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. Middleton testified that he was a member of the tactical unit of the Birmingham Police Department and was working in "plain clothes" on November 29, 1979. See also Dobbins v. State, supra. "The weight of the evidence, the credibility of the witnesses, and inferences to be drawn from the evidence, where susceptible of more than one rational conclusion, are for the jury alone. 2d 538 (1973).". ComebackTown has published close to 500 columns over an almost 10 year period with a lot of guest columnists. She identified appellant as the black male who robbed the bank on November 29, 1979. a black man, Josephus Anderson, accused of murdering a white policeman. Newfield next saw the man lying in the parking lot of the Southern Motor Inn with gunshot wounds. Lopez v. State, 415 So. In 1987, the jury awarded $7 million in the wrongful-death case to the Donald family. Yet today, things have changed, and change needed to come at that time. 2d 435 (Ala.Cr.App. Dr. King hoped we would use different criteria to judge other INDIVIDUALS. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. 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. On December 18, 1979, the Honorable William N. Clark was appointed to represent appellant in this cause. ), cert. Officer R.E. Walker v. State, 416 So. Because of the untimeliness of the objection and the trial court's action in instructing the jurors, the appellant's motion was properly denied. There is no evidence in the record that the jury lists in Mobile County were taken from voter registration lists, nor is there any indication that anyone was excluded from the venire because of a conviction of a crime of moral turpitude. Initially, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his amended motion for change of venue. denied, 372 So. It is appellant's contention that his picture shown to the witnesses in which an "IR number" was missing and where his name was written on the back coupled with the publicity at the time of the witnesses viewing the photograph resulted in a suggestive and improper photographic lineup procedure. She testified that the police car then ran into a utility pole and stopped. Records of the police department indicated that this "robbery-in-progress" broadcast was made at 3:34 p.m. Approximately six other police officers were involved in the apprehension of the appellant. The record firmly establishes the fact that appellant was most ably represented at all times during the disposition of his robbery case. App.1984) (wherein a juror was observed talking to the victim during a recess). 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. 2d 402 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of service with the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office. We note that, at the time of appellant's trial for robbery, he had previously been tried twice for the murder of Officer Eugene Ballard who was killed immediately after the robbery. It is appellant's contention that some value must be shown before the offense of robbery can be made out. *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, Birmingham, for appellant. He was also wearing a jacket, but Ms. Tapscott stated she could not remember what type. Jackson v. State, 414 So. Josephus R. Anderson was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on December 7, 1979, for robbery. 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. 2d 877 (Ala.1979); Scruggs v. State, 359 So.2d *296 836, 842 (Ala.Cr.App. 2d 1185, 1205 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), *300 writ denied Ex parte Chambliss, 373 So. Certain acts can have important unintended consequences. However, this court has recently quoted the pertinent language from Dickerson in Barton v. State, 494 So. The record shows that appellant moved the trial court for a Rule 10(f) order to supplement the record to show the individual jurors' answers to voir dire questions. (Opt out at any time). App.1986). 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. Atty. There are a number of Birminghamians that would like to use our history as a brand to promote how Birmingham has impacted the world. Ms. Hill stated that she gave the man approximately $150 in marked money from her drawer and some rolls of coins. Although 182 is racially neutral on its face, applying equally to anyone convicted of one of the named crimes or categories of crimes, the appellee was able to prove a racially discriminatory impact. Joseph Anderson in Birmingham, AL 35 results - Joseph Anderson may also have lived outside of Birmingham, such as Huntsville, Mobile and 2 other cities in Alabama. He argues that these jurors indicated on voir dire questioning that their recollection of events surrounding the robbery and later murder of Officer Ballard would affect their judgment. Another witness testified that she observed the officer in the police car call the man over to his car. Following his conviction in 1985, the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. Gast v. State, 232 Ala. 307, 310, 167 So. What wasnt brought out in the article was the fact that the gun recovered from him was taken from a bank guard in Atlanta that he killed during a robbery. A yellow sack was lying on the ground near the appellant. Ex parte Anderson, 457 So. Marker Address Rent ? Willingham v. State, 50 Ala.App. The record reveals no prejudice caused to the appellant because of the failure to make these two prior transcripts a part of the record. Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March . at 1185. Do you know that the majority of our younger citizens want to move forward and desire to look toward a future of prosperity for all? She stated that the robber put all the money into a yellow paper bag. Joseph Anderson . 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. 2d 984 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). Sergeant Albert Eugene Ballard, the victim, was in uniform on the day in question. It .. And yes him and his klansmans were brought up in Beluhas case ..she broke the klan but they changed the names and. Anderson and ?? After arriving at the bank, Officer Erwin stated that Jill Tapscott gave him a description of the robber which he then relayed over the police radio. 2d 1312 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), and no showing of a discriminatory intent, the appellant's claim is without merit. 2d 328 (1969)." Ms. Tapscott stated that the robber was in her presence from three to five minutes and was within two feet of her. 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. Atty. 2d at 228, quoting the Court of Appeals' finding at 730 F.2d 620. 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. The police car took off as if the policeman's foot had hit the accelerator and the car hit a paper stand and a trash can on the corner. Ballard was shot and killed by Josephus Anderson, who was fleeing a bank robbery. However, during the direct examination of Mildred Wilkins, the following transpired: Furthermore, the appellant's claims are jury arguments concerning witness credibility and do not address the legal sufficiency of the evidence. 2d 943, 949-50 (Ala.Cr.App.1986); Primm v. State, 473 So. The appellant cites Dickerson v. Alabama, 667 F.2d 1364 (11th Cir.1982), cert. 2. 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. Through a petition for writ of mandamus filed in this Court, Josephus Anderson seeks to prevent his further prosecution and retrial for the capital murder of Birmingham Police Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. I knew he in that mess but. Appellant also filed a motion to produce and a motion for change of venue on May 6, 1981. Jones v. State, 469 So. We cant rewrite OR I write that history. Our current day is proof of it. The jury indicated that it would disregard the statement. Thus, there is no adverse ruling for this court to review. The petitioner, Josephus Anderson, was indicted on December 7, 1979, in Jefferson County for the November 29th capital murder of Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. He specifically argues that editorials appearing in the Birmingham Post Herald after the second mistrial of his murder trial in Mobile emphatically stated that appellant was guilty of the robbery charge. Following the petitioner's motion for a change of venue, the case was transferred to the Circuit Court of Mobile County. 2d 1204 (Ala.Cr.App.1982). 2d 446 (Ala.1984). That is, the young population that remains here. However, *1368 the defendant has the burden of showing to the reasonable satisfaction of the court that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had and an unbiased verdict cannot be reasonably expected. Click here to sign up for our newsletter. 2d 69 (1986). 1976); Edson v. State, 53 Ala.App. It is consistently held in Alabama that the crime of robbery is basically a crime against the person. Refine Your Search Results All Filters 1 Joseph Dwight Anderson, 54 Resides in Prattville, AL Lived In Tampa FL, Autaugaville AL You're all set! I lived this historyI remember seeing KKK members one time during those years. The appellant was ordered to stop, but did not do so. She identified the *295 appellant as the man who robbed the Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association. Jill Tapscott, an employee of Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association, testified that on November 29, 1979, she observed a black man standing in the building holding a gun. 2d 1247 [at 1248] (Ala.Crim.App.1985) (citation omitted).". The evidence before us reveals that the jury was not prejudiced against appellant and therefore we find no error in the refusal of the trial judge to grant the motion for a change of venue. All rights reserved (About Us). 2d 44 (Ala.1979). 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.. Clearly, these facts were undisputed. I agree with you. Jackson v. State, 414 So. denied, 359 So. 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