She identified appellant as the black male who robbed the bank on November 29, 1979. 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. A verdict of conviction will not be set aside on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence, unless, allowing all reasonable presumptions for its correctness, the preponderance of the evidence against the verdict is so decided as to clearly convince this Court that it was wrong and unjust. Officer Middleton identified appellant as the fleeing man. The men drove the car to the next county into a secluded and wooded area. BOWEN, PRESIDING JUDGE Through 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. Memorial has been sponsored successfully. He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. 2d 198, at 204 (1970), quoting Mitchell v. Johnson, 250 F. Supp. 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. The police records showed that a radio transmission was made at 3:49 which stated, in substance, "Oh me, 200 block. On December 18, 1979, the Honorable William N. Clark was appointed to represent appellant in this cause. 2d 707, 712 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Joseph Anderson . 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. 2d 99 (1975), the amount of money or the value of property taken is immaterial in a robbery prosecution. Click a location below to find Joseph more easily. 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. This man was later identified as Josephus Anderson, an individual with a long history of violent criminal activity. a black man, Josephus Anderson, accused of murdering a white policeman. I am proud to have been a part of that history, for good and for bad. She testified that the police car then ran into a utility pole and stopped. [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. She identified the *295 appellant as the man who robbed the Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association. The only showing that was made was that some of the *1369 prospective jurors had some recollection of the events surrounding the robbery. Poole v. State, supra, at 545. The appellant was ordered to stop, but did not do so. In reviewing a conviction based on circumstantial evidence, the test to be applied by this court is whether the jury might reasonably find that the evidence excluded every reasonable hypothesis except that of guilt; not whether the evidence excludes every reasonable hypothesis except guilt. Ala.Code 15-2-20 (1975). A jury, on Feb. 1, found Josephus Anderson, 27, guilty of perjury for lying at an evidentiary hearing where he recanted the testimony he made during Willie Anderson II's, trial in October 2015 . A defendant is entitled to a panel of impartial jurors; however, in order to be qualified, the jurors need not be totally ignorant of the facts and issues involved. 2d 344 (1977); Murphy v. Florida, 421 U.S. 794, 95 S. Ct. 2031, 44 L. Ed. Many have left due to job availability and desire for betterment for themselves and their family. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Shortly after the broadcast concerning the robbery in progress, Sergeant Ballard had a conversation with another officer by radio. 460, 301 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. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. 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. The man rounded a corner and Newfield cut through a breezeway by the Southern Motor Inn. While the direction of their energy may have been unpleasant, it is a fact that is a part of our past, as well as our education about where we lived and what was going on. 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. Our entire world has a dark history, and America is no exception. In 1981, Josephus Anderson, an African American, was charged with the murder of a white police officer in Birmingham, Alabama while committing a robbery. 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. Two experts testified that they believed that the bullets found in Sergeant Ballard's body and his car were fired from the pistol taken from the appellant. Hicks v. Wainwright, 633 F.2d 1146 (5th Cir. I agree. 2d 69 (1986). Thats just the evolution of life. 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. 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. She said that she then heard three shots and saw the man ran down an alley. After such a mistrial, the retrial of the defendant is not barred by double jeopardy.' 2d 1204 (Ala.Cr.App.1982). Gen., for appellee. As the State points out in its brief, the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in Anderson is binding on this court. After a review of the issues raised, we deny the relief sought. denied by Alabama v. Dickerson, 459 U.S. 878, 103 S. Ct. 173, 74 L. Ed. Jay Glass retired as Chie Gunfire was exchanged and the appellant was apparently shot in the face and the stomach. 2d 451 (Ala.Cr.App.1981). 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. 2d 645 (1968), and neither was adopted for nor promoted the purpose of fostering racial discrimination. Lopez v. State, 415 So. denied, 359 So. Of the jurors empaneled to hear the case, five jurors who had expressed some prior knowledge of the case remained on the panel. Anderson and ?? 2d at 231. 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. There has been no showing made as to the expected testimony of either witness, or as to "the nature and materiality of the evidence sought" of those witnesses. Fields v. State, 424 So. 2d 446 (Ala.1984): "In Clements v. State, 390 So. There is a presumption in favor of the correctness of a jury's verdict, and when the trial judge declines to grant a new trial that verdict is strengthened on appeal. The parties further stipulated that all the other jurors who had heard any of the pretrial publicity stated they could disregard their recollections and base their verdict on the testimony they heard during the trial. Appellant also contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a trial continuance. Dolvin v. State, 391 So. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." 2d 328 (1969)." 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. Similarly, in the case at bar, the record indicates that the same attorney who represents the appellant on this appeal also represented him during his third trial, and has been acting as his attorney at least since 1979. 500 So. 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. App.1981); and Pritchett v. State, 445 So. The evidence is clear that both witnesses based their identification of the appellant on their recollection of the events surrounding the robbery and observations thereof. Records of the police department indicated that this "robbery-in-progress" broadcast was made at 3:34 p.m. Officer Newfield stated that after hearing the report he went outside the Sears building. 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. Great read. History itself is proof of this. The killing had occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, but the trial had been moved to Mobile, Alabama. App.1982). App.1986). Bracy v. State, 473 So. Tolliver v. State, 50 Ala.App. We know that Joseph . Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Both witnesses replied that they recalled what the robber looked like *1370 by viewing him during the robbery of the bank rather than from viewing any photographs. I totally agree! 2d 589 (1975). Francis Hays, the second-highest Klan official in Alabama, and his fellow members of Unit 900 of the When an in-court identification is shown to have a basis independent of any pretrial identification or confrontation, it is properly admitted into evidence. 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.' Andersons lawyers were granted a change of venue and the trial moved to Mobile, Alabama. When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. However, this court has recently quoted the pertinent language from Dickerson in Barton v. State, 494 So. 2d 777, 786 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), judgment affirmed by Ex parte Wilhite, 485 So. 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.. Willingham v. State, 50 Ala.App. Atty. Obviously you care a lot about Birminghamas do I. I think its important we keep talking. 2d 522 (Ala.Cr.App.1985); Bell v. State, 466 So. Appellant filed an amended motion for change of venue on December 18, 1981, which was denied on January 21, 1982. And. Other states have enacted similar statutes or statutes which promote similar results. Furthermore, "a common requirement or qualification [to serve as a juror] is that a juror be a qualified elector or voter of the county or district, or have such qualifications as are prescribed in the laws for an elector or a voter." 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. It .. And yes him and his klansmans were brought up in Beluhas case ..she broke the klan but they changed the names and. App.1986), quoting Johnson v. State, 378 So. Jesse Jackson and other civil rights activists demanded that the investigation remain open, which it did. See also Beauregard v. State, 372 So. Arraignment was held on January 16, 1981, with court-appointed counsel present, wherein appellant entered a plea of not guilty. I was born/raised in Birmingham. 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. 2d at 230. See also Annot., 126 A.L.R. 2d 1173 (Ala.1979). Josephus was a real bad actor. You're all set! The Christmas shopping rush was on when a call went out over the police radio reporting an armed robbery at a savings and loan branch and which included a description of a Black male suspect. 2d 1211 (Ala.1979) we find that this statute is constitutional. *1365 Orson L. Johnson, Birmingham, for appellant. Initially, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his amended motion for change of venue. The Court in Poole further interpreted this code section in light of the holding in Hunter v. Underwood, supra. Sergeant Albert Eugene Ballard, the victim, was in uniform on the day in question. Hes past Chairman of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce (BBA), Operation New Birmingham (REV Birmingham), and the City Action Partnership (CAP). 2d 787 (Ala.1986). "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. After the perpetrator left the bank, one of the employees pulled an alarm that is connected to the Birmingham Police Department. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 228, 105 S. Ct. at 1920, 85 L. Ed. HARRIS, Judge. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. The record indicates that before the jury venire was present, the defense counsel moved for a continuance, stating that during the week prior to this hearing he had received a letter from the prosecutor stating that, pursuant to a conversation with the former deputy district attorney, he had become aware of two additional witnesses. 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. Freeman v. State, 505 So. Joseph Mitchell Anderson, 57 . 2d 1069, 1071 (Ala.1984), citing Beasley v. State, 39 Ala.App. Young v. State, 416 So. Ms. Tapscott stated that, when the black man saw her walk into the front office, he also pointed the gun at her. 2d 878,880 (Ala.Cr.App. 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. 2d 428 (Ala.Cr.App. The Court further refused to accept the appellant's contention that the State had a legitimate interest in denying the franchise to those convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, because the Court found that such a purpose was not a motivating factor of the 1901 Convention. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying him access to a transcript of each of his two prior trials. She stated that he was wearing light blue denim blue jeans, a knit pullover with contrasting blue and white stripes and a beige wool cap with a small bill on the front. On cross-examination, she testified that the appellant looked like the man that she saw. 2d 992, 994 (Ala.Cr. 200 block 19th Street.". Shannon Hill testified that she was balancing and counting her money at a teller window when a black male walked up to her counter, pulled a gun and asked for money. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Officer Middleton stated that he approached the fallen suspect and took the pistol out of his hand. 2d 44 (Ala.1979). Thus, the defendant has failed to meet his burden. Appellant was viewed by the witnesses in a well-lighted building, in the daylight hours, for approximately five minutes and within a close proximity. The Christmas shopping rush was on when a call went out over the police radio reporting an armed robbery at a savings and loan branch and which included a description of a Black male suspect. 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. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Josephus Marion"Buster" Anderson Jr (1905 - 1979) . See also Dobbins v. State, 487 So. 2d 92 (1973).'" 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. Instead, the function of this Court is to determine whether there is legal evidence from which a jury could by fair inference find the defendant guilty. "`Where there is legal evidence from which the jury can by fair inference find the defendant guilty, this Court has no right to disturb the verdict. Newfield next saw the man lying in the parking lot of the Southern Motor Inn with gunshot wounds. 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." 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. Ballard was shot and killed by Josephus Anderson, who was fleeing a bank robbery. On the night of March 21, 1981, members of Unit 900 of the United Klans of America burned a large cross in front of the Mobile County courthouse. 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. All Filters. 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. PS Jay, congratulations on your book! . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. Get free summaries of new Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! As such, it violates equal protection under Arlington Heights." 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. Furthermore, according to the record, the testimony of Phyllis Johnson would have been merely cumulative and, therefore, there was no abuse in failing to grant a continuance because of her absence at trial. During the voir dire, the trial judge asked, "Is there anyone here that's lost the right to vote for reason of being convicted of a crimeany serious felony or criminal offense involving moral turpitude?" (Opt out at any time). The record indicates that no one was struck as a result of this question. In Childersburg, AL, my mothers. We disagree. Memorialize Joseph's life with photos and stories about him and the Anderson family history and genealogy. ComebackTown has published close to 500 columns over an almost 10 year period with a lot of guest columnists. "Poole, supra, at 544. After a review of the issues raised, we deny the relief sought. Josephus Anderson was first married to Elizabeth Fencey, She died 10-29-1871. 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. A yellow sack was lying on the ground near the appellant. denied, 416 U.S. 973, 94 S. Ct. 1998, 40 L. Ed. Cumbo v. State, 368 So. He was observed pulling something from his bag or his belt, as he was being pursued by the police officers. The defense counsel introduced newspaper articles to support his claim. A black man, who was tall and wore a long coat which was either black or dark brown, walked out to the police car. Atty. Josephus ANDERSON v. STATE. 2d 435 (Ala.Cr.App. ), cert. 2d 37 (Ala.Cr.App. Get free summaries of new Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! During voir dire examination of witnesses Tapscott and Hill outside the presence of the jury, each was asked if she had an independent recollection of the description of the robber without having seen any photographs. (You can unsubscribe anytime), 1st time JeffCo white men executed for murder of Black. The granting of an accused's motion for change of venue rests within the sound discretion of the trial court and its ruling thereon will not be disturbed except for gross abuse. The defense counsel made a motion for mistrial because of this filming on three separate occasions. Ms. Hill stated that the black male remained in the bank for six minutes. 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. 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. Refine Your Search Results All Filters 1 Joseph Dwight Anderson, 54 Resides in Prattville, AL Lived In Tampa FL, Autaugaville AL Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 233, 105 S. Ct. at 1923, 85 L. Ed. To ensure that Michael Donald was dead, Henry Hays cut the mans neck three times. Josephus Dekoning currently lives in Anderson, AL; in the past Josephus has also lived in Orland Park IL, Monee IL and Steger IL. She further testified that the man took money and American Express travelers checks and put them in a paper bag and left the bank. 2d 768 (Ala.1986). Furthermore, during the cross-examination of several of the State's witnesses, the defense counsel was able to recall their testimony from the previous trials and, moreover, attempted to introduce the previous testimony of at least one State's witness, Lula White, into evidence in order to show that she had changed her testimony. Gen., for appellee. But this chain of events happened between 1979 and 1987just 34 years ago. Since jurors in Arizona must be electors, convicted felons cannot serve as jurors since they cannot vote, unless their civil rights are restored." 554, 556 (1936). When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. It is not the function of this Court to decide whether the evidence is believable beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. Atty. After he and his partner fired a shot at the fleeing suspect, the suspect fell. 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. Ms. Tapscott identified two of the State's exhibits as the pistol and the sweater that the man was wearing. 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. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. Thereafter, the defense counsel moved for a mistrial and the trial court denied the motion, but allowed the defense counsel to question Mrs. White concerning whether there had been any contact between the victim's widow and her. Joseph Anderson's bio. *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, Birmingham, for appellant. 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. Hoover parents, is this best for our kids. This issue has already been decided adversely to the appellant by the Alabama Supreme Court in Ex parte Anderson, 457 So. 2d 1109, 1111 (Ala. Cr.App.1982). I lived this historyI remember seeing KKK members one time during those years. 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. 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. 2d 877 (Ala.1979); Scruggs v. State, 359 So.2d *296 836, 842 (Ala.Cr.App. denied, 402 U.S. 976, 91 S. Ct. 1680, 29 L. Ed. Rounded a corner and Newfield cut through a breezeway by the police officers Oh me, block! 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