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. Id., at 687, citing Bailey v. State, 398 So. In 1984, the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. The defense counsel introduced newspaper articles to support his claim. [1] "`The registrars' expert estimated that by January 1903 182 had disfranchised approximately ten times as many blacks as whites. "`In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence the appellate courts of this State are bound by several well settled rules. 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. See also Jackson v. State, 516 So. 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. 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. 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. [1] A neutral State law that produces disproportionate effects along racial lines is subject to analysis under Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., 429 U.S. 252, 97 S. Ct. 555, 50 L. Ed. Goodwin v. State, 516 So. 2d 600 (1966); Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532, 85 S. Ct. 1628, 14 L. Ed. 554, 556 (1936). 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?" 2d 693 (1957). It is consistently held in Alabama that the crime of robbery is basically a crime against the person. The history we now want is the history of how we got past this horror. As to the trial court's refusal to grant a continuance because of pre-trial publicity concerning other crimes involving police, the record indicates that the defense counsel's motion was based on a killing of a police officer and an attempt to shoot an officer, both of which occurred shortly before this trial, and a prosecution of a Ku Klux Klan member for the killing of a black man, which was purportedly motivated by the jury's inability to reach a verdict in the defendant's three prior trials. 2d 96 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). She stated that Jane Baird, another bank teller, gave him all the money from her drawer and that Jill Tapscott gave the man travelers checks. Atty. The record firmly shows that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 332-33, 90 S. Ct. 518, 525, 24 L. Ed. App.1986). This was likely related to the lack of positive eyewitness identification of Anderson as the person who shot Ballard and questions regarding ballistic evidence. 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. To ensure that Michael Donald was dead, Henry Hays cut the mans neck three times. Thus, there is no adverse ruling for this court to review. 2d 1164, 1169 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), writ quashed by Ex parte Johnson, 378 So. Required fields are marked *. I knew he in that mess but. 2d 451 (Ala.Cr.App.1981). 2d 992, 994 (Ala.Cr. However, we note that defense counsel and the district attorney entered a stipulation which said that two prospective jurors from the venire who stated they could not disregard previous news accounts of the case were dismissed from the venire and replaced by two who were unaware of the surrounding publicity. It .. And yes him and his klansmans were brought up in Beluhas case ..she broke the klan but they changed the names and. Ms. Hill stated that the black male remained in the bank for six minutes. Upon calling him over to his car, Anderson leaned into the vehicle and shot Ballard several times and then ran away. Gen., for appellee. Certain acts can have important unintended consequences. See Barton v. State, 494 So. Ex parte Poole, 497 So.2d *303 537, 543 (Ala.1986). (You can unsubscribe anytime), 1st time JeffCo white men executed for murder of Black. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. 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. 2d 666, 674-75 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), affirmed, 391 So. 166, 320 So. Anderson's case was moved from Birmingham to Mobile, Alabama in a change of venue. 200 block 19th Street.". Looking back to the history of the 1901 Alabama Constitutional Convention, the Supreme Court determined "that discrimination against blacks, as well as against poor whites, was a motivating factor for the provision and that 182 certainly would not have been adopted by the Convention or ratified by the electorate in the absence of the racially discriminatory motivation." Ms. Tapscott stated that, when the black man saw her walk into the front office, he also pointed the gun at her. Officer R.E. The appellant argues that because jury lists are customarily taken from the voter registration list, he should have been allowed to interview the individual who did the preliminary voir dire examination, to determine if jurors were excluded from the venire on the basis of convictions of crimes involving moral turpitude. After he and his partner fired a shot at the fleeing suspect, the suspect fell. Davis v. State, 457 So. Wasnt the trial moved to Mobile at some point? The Mobile police and the FBI investigated the lynching. 2d at 228, quoting the Court of Appeals' finding at 730 F.2d 620. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. Jorden - Josephus . Absent a showing of actual prejudicial influence on the jury, the trial court's denial of a motion for continuance will not be reversed. The appellant contends that his rights to equal protection and due process were violated by the trial court's failure to strike the entire venire on the basis of Hunter v. Underwood, 471 U.S. 222, 105 S. Ct. 1916, 85 L. Ed. He further stated that he was not present when the jury venire was in fact empanelled or qualified and had no way of knowing what questions were asked. Born 1926 and died 1984. Atty. Appellant's photograph also had his name written on the back of the picture. 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 letter identified one of the witnesses as Phyllis Johnson, a correctional officer for the City of Birmingham, and the other witness was not identified. 2d 943, 949-50 (Ala.Cr.App.1986); Primm v. State, 473 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. 2d at 230. Jill Tapscott, branch manager of Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan on Fifth Avenue in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, testified that, on November 29, 1979, she was working at the branch office along with Shannon Hill and Jane Baird. App.1984) (wherein a juror was observed talking to the victim during a recess). Officer Middleton stated that he approached the fallen suspect and took the pistol out of his hand. Alabama Supreme Court 83-316. There his beaten body hung from the tree until all life left it. 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.. Following his conviction in 1985, the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. In 1987, the jury awarded $7 million in the wrongful-death case to the Donald family. You're all set! 95. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." Atty. 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. The appellant was tried on three occasions, twice in 1981 and once in 1983; those trials ended in mistrials because the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The Supreme Court in Hunter determined that 182 was unconstitutional under the following guidelines for analysis. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The lynching of Michael Donald - March 20, 1981. The defense counsel made a motion for mistrial because of this filming on three separate occasions. Research genealogy for Josephus Marion"Buster" Anderson Jr of Epes, Sumter, Alabama, as well as other members of the Anderson Jr family, on Ancestry. at 1185. Yet today, things have changed, and change needed to come at that time. The record indicates that following Mrs. White's testimony, as she was leaving the courtroom, she turned to the victim's widow, waved and stated, "Bye-bye." 181 (N.D.Ala.1968); Seals v. State, 282 Ala. 586, 213 So. The Court further indicated that there was no record of any objections to the declaration of mistrial in any of the three previous trials. She said that she then heard three shots and saw the man ran down an alley. The appellant contends that his conviction is due to be reversed on the basis of cumulative error. 2d 774 (1966). That above rule "clearly applies to cases where the continuance is sought due to an absent witness." Ms. Tapscott stated that Shannon Hill gave the robber some rolls of change and "marked" money from her teller drawer. The petitioner was charged under 13-11-2(a)(5), Alabama Code 1975. Officer Newfield stated that he observed appellant walking down 16th Street toward him and turn left on Second Alley. 2d 1079 (Ala.Cr. 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. Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333, *307 86 S. Ct. 1507, 16 L. Ed. Clickhereto sign up for ournewsletter. In Jefferson and Montgomery Counties blacks are by even the most modest estimates at least 1.7 times as likely as whites to suffer disfranchisement under Section 182 for the commission of non-prison offenses.'" 2d 344 (1977); Murphy v. Florida, 421 U.S. 794, 95 S. Ct. 2031, 44 L. Ed. 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. April 14, 1987. 2d 450 (1977). From the record, we find that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. Josephus was a real bad actor. dsher@amsher.com. 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. As a high school student at Banks HS during those years and a Freshman, I vividly remember how terrified we were when we were directed to got down in the floor, under shelter of our desks, as a large, angry crowd of African Americans approached in an effort to demonstrate against segregation, and yes, we were terrified. 2d 677 (Ala.1980); Turk v. State, 348 So. The trial judge then offered to exclude the answer *304 and to give an appropriate jury instruction. 2d 1185, 1205 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), *300 writ denied Ex parte Chambliss, 373 So. 2d 167 (Ala.Cr.App. 2d 446 (Ala.1984): "In Clements v. State, 390 So. Setting a precedent, the lawsuit opened the door for others to file civil cases against hate groups and their members in the United States. 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. This court denied the petition and that decision was affirmed by the Alabama Supreme Court. He was an insurance salesman. So what were the unforeseen consequences of this story and how did they come about? 2d 423 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). 2d 1173 (Ala.1979). Freeman v. State, 505 So. 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. 2d 1195, 1198 (Ala.Cr.App. 2d 531 (1975). Gen., and William D. Little, Asst. 2d 520, cert. 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. 460, 301 So. 4, 325 So. She identified appellant as the black male who robbed the bank on November 29, 1979. Shannon Hill was recalled and testified that the serial numbers on the money recovered from appellant matched the serial numbers on her "bait money" that had been taken from her teller drawer. 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. The appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion for mistrial based on the unresponsive testimony of two witnesses. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 227, 105 S. Ct. at 1920, 85 L. Ed. 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. He also offered to allow the defense counsel the right to continue to cross-examine the witness as much as he deemed necessary. 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 . 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. 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 . at 448-49. Did you know Birmingham had a counterculture? 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. William, I very much appreciate you following ComebackTown and for your feedback. https://comebacktown.com/2021/08/31/how-birmingham-is-totally-unique/. 1985). 2d 406 (Ala.Cr.App.1981); Weaver v. State, 401 So. 2d 843 (Ala.1978). But this chain of events happened between 1979 and 1987just 34 years ago. 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. 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. Thanks T.K.! 2d 562 (1974). Charles A. Graddick, Atty. 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. 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." If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. More Information on this Page. 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. 654, 658, 282 So. I can think of now one that helps, ancept those who want to stir up the flames. Lopez v. State, 415 So. When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. Anderson's lawyers were granted a change of venue and the trial moved to Mobile, Alabama. Although the appellant argues that these statutes have no application in his case, because the offense occurred prior to their enactment, the defendant's trial took place after its enactment, and therefore the statute applies to this case. Marker Address Rent ? Starr and McCormick, Jury Selection 35 (1985). In view of the totality of the circumstances, we do not find the in-court identification of the appellant tainted by the exhibition of his photographs to witnesses Tapscott and Hall. She testified that she then heard three shots and observed the man whirl around with a gun. 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. More at History. 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. Look forward to reading it. But it is HISTORY, an important part of how things DID eventually change. Officer Middleton identified appellant as the fleeing man. 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. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. Johnson v. State, 406 So. When Donald attempted to escape by running away, he was caught and beaten with a tree branch. Ms. Tapscott identified two of the State's exhibits as the pistol and the sweater that the man was wearing. *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, 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. In Childersburg, AL, my mothers. Thereafter, the trial judge specifically denied the defense counsel's motion to strike the venire, and no ruling was made on the defense counsel's request that he be allowed to interview the individual who conducted the preliminary voir dire. Their line of thinking was that a black man would never convict another black man for killing a white police officer. They had the following children: Isreal, Alfred, Levi & Mary Jane. 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. Furthermore, both witnesses gave accurate, detailed descriptions of the appellant immediately after the robbery occurred. 2d 328 (1969)." "The purpose of this section [ 12-16-60, Code of Alabama (1975)] is `"to insure at least a reasonable approximation to the requirements that jury venires include all qualified persons, and, hence, represent a cross-section of the community."'" ), cert. Other states have enacted similar statutes or statutes which promote similar results. 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. That is, the young population that remains here. Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Explore; . A witness, who was standing with her husband in the vicinity of the bank in downtown Birmingham, testified that she observed a police car, with one officer in the car, drive by slowly. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. Page from the United Klans of America publication. 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 motion for new trial was filed on February 25, 1982. He stated that his partner said, "Halt, police," after which the black male began to run. 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. Dr. King hoped we would use different criteria to judge other INDIVIDUALS. 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. Jay Glass retired as Chie See also Dobbins v. State, supra. When the jury returned, the trial court gave extensive instructions as to the nature of Mrs. White's response and further instructed the jury to disregard that answer. 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. I agree with you. Following Defendant's conviction, the cumulative vote total was still twenty-seven for acquittal, twenty-one for conviction." Yeah, no more ads! The man was carrying a yellow sack. 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. Colston v. State, 57 Ala.App. However, in Ex parte Cochran, 500 So. The men drove the car to the next county into a secluded and wooded area. All Filters. *1365 Orson L. Johnson, Birmingham, for appellant. will raise their ugly head in future generations, perhaps in different ways, over and over. The record indicates that the prospective jurors indicated that despite their knowledge of the events concerning the shootings of the police officers, they could remain impartial and would base their decision on the evidence presented. Josephus R. Anderson was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on December 7, 1979, for robbery. 2d 984 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). The petitioner was charged under 13-11-2 (a) (5), Alabama Code 1975. After careful review of the record, we find no prejudicial error of the trial court's ruling. 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. 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