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The 1981 Lynching that Bankrupted an Alabama KKK. 1 Div. 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. 2d 549 (1970). Officer Newfield stated that he followed appellant until he turned off Second Alley at 12th Street. Furthermore, there is no evidence in the record that the jurors were even aware of the Klan killing. 2d 1164, 1169 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), writ quashed by Ex parte Johnson, 378 So. 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. Bracy v. State, 473 So. Hollars University of Alabama Press, $24.95 Reviewed by SCOTTY E. KIRKLAND Correspondent In 1979, Sgt. 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. April 14, 1987. 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. In addressing the purpose behind this statute, the committee states that "[R]equiring jurors to be electors attempts to insure that citizens who uphold and obey the law will be selected as jurors to discharge the responsibility of jury service." Chrysler Credit Corp. v. McKinney, 456 So. Starr and McCormick, Jury Selection 35 (1985). PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI. Atty. Donald was beaten to death and his body hanged in a tree. You already receive all suggested Justia Opinion Summary Newsletters. Birmingham is dyinga rebuttal to an editorial, Hope for Birmingham hikers, bikers, and runners. 200 block 19th Street.". The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the sentence and, pursuant to Beck v. State, 396 So. 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]. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a335a7e53203c7163c7b738df9e3e964" );document.getElementById("bf6925fc2a").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Officer Middleton identified appellant as the fleeing man. She testified that the man reached into a bundle which he was carrying and pulled something out. ), cert. So what were the unforeseen consequences of this story and how did they come about? I say do not hide it, but why do we need to blast our bad history. 363, 279 So. Also I am not young but I agree with the young ones who are thinking that way. 2d 423 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). 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. 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. Research genealogy for Josephus Marion"Buster" Anderson Jr of Epes, Sumter, Alabama, as well as other members of the Anderson Jr family, on Ancestry. She said that she then heard three shots and saw the man ran down an alley. 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. 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. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. These columns certainly prove that Birmingham and Alabama are much better now. Alabama Supreme Court 83-316. As Hays tied a rope around Donalds neck, Knowles continued to beat Donald with the tree branch. Get free summaries of new Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals opinions delivered to your inbox! She stated that Ms. Hill was attempting to open the bank safe. 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. "Once racial discrimination is shown to have been a `substantial' or `motivating' factor behind enactment of the law, the burden shifts to the law's defenders to demonstrate that the law would have been enacted without this factor." When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. denied, 372 So. In Hunter v. Underwood, supra, the United States Supreme Court held that Article VIII, Section 182, of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, which provides for the disfranchisement of persons convicted of certain enumerated felonies and misdemeanors, including "any crime involving moral turpitude," served to discriminate against blacks; thus it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 2d 547 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). BTW, multiple cities have a similar history, but they are looking forward to developing a better world for their citizens. Donald was beaten to death and his body hanged in a tree. He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. Hes past Chairman of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce (BBA), Operation New Birmingham (REV Birmingham), and the City Action Partnership (CAP). She testified that the police car then ran into a utility pole and stopped. Josephus & Sarah had the following children: John Phalen, Albanus Lonzo, Arletha & Minnie L. After Josephus died in 1886 Sarah married . However, in Ex parte Cochran, 500 So. Wasnt the trial moved to Mobile at some point? Ellis v. State, 338 So. The police records showed that a radio transmission was made at 3:49 which stated, in substance, "Oh me, 200 block. An all-white jury heard the civil liability case against the United Klans of America. Refine Your Search Results. While these actions were clearly improper, there is no indication that the appellant was so prejudiced as to require a mistrial. Gen., and William D. Little, Asst. Just before the FBI was to close the case, Rev. 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. Historically, in Alabama, the qualifications of persons on a jury roll were addressed under Title 30, Section 21, Code of Alabama (1940), and Title 30, Section 21, Code of Alabama (Recomp.1958). However, starting with the Declaration of Independence, SOME Americans began to change that. Poole v. State, supra, at 545. 2d 600 (1966); Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532, 85 S. Ct. 1628, 14 L. Ed. This man was later identified as Josephus Anderson, an individual with a long history of violent criminal activity. He was an insurance salesman. Officer Newfield testified that he then ran in the direction of the sound of the gunshots which led him to the Southern Motor Inn Motel. 2d 871, 874 (Ala.Cr.App.1978), cert. Durham, you are absolutely right! Josephus Dekoning currently lives in Anderson, AL; in the past Josephus has also lived in Orland Park IL, Monee IL and Steger IL. There his beaten body hung from the tree until all life left it. "`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. Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Explore; . Gen., for appellee. Anderson's case was moved from Birmingham to Mobile, Alabama in a change of venue. 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. Josephus ANDERSON v. STATE. Id. 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. Page from the United Klans of America publication. Clearly, these facts were undisputed. 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. 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 . *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, Birmingham, for appellant. 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. 6 records for Josephus Anderson. I grew. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of service with the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office. 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. We have carefully searched the record for errors injuriously affecting the substantial rights of appellant and have found none. 2d 531 (1975). "Poole, supra, at 544. Dolvin v. State, 391 So. 654, 658, 282 So. 2d 774 (1966). Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his challenge for cause of jurors Brown and Benjamin. 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. 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. 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. 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. The Supreme Court in Hunter determined that 182 was unconstitutional under the following guidelines for analysis. 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. Joseph Anderson's bio. Thus, the appellant claims that this tally should raise a reasonable doubt as to the validity of the jury verdict. At approximately 3:30 p.m., Ms. Tapscott stated that she walked into the front of the branch office and saw a black male holding a gun on Shannon Hill, a bank employee. ), cert. He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. Gast v. State, 232 Ala. 307, 310, 167 So. 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 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. Public Domain. *1365 Orson L. Johnson, Birmingham, for appellant. Charles A. Graddick, Atty. (Opt out at any time). Dobbert v. Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 97 S. Ct. 2290, 53 L. Ed. 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. Two of the fourteen jurors were excused for cause when they stated they could not disregard the pretrial publicity. Ex parte Poole, 497 So.2d *303 537, 543 (Ala.1986). Anderson v. State, 362 So. Jones v. State, 469 So. 2d 589 (1975). 2d 96 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). 2d 713, 716 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). Anderson, supra; Hale v. United States, 435 F.2d 737 (5th Cir.1970), cert. 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. App.1981); and Pritchett v. State, 445 So. 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. In 1987, Donalds mother, Beulah Mae Donald, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. More so, why would anyone ask Sher to speak in a private or public forum with this focus on negativity ?Or does he chande his stance based on the audience ? 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). Thats just the evolution of life. *297 denied, 291 Ala. 803, 279 So. Henry Hays and James Knowles were armed with a gun and a rope when they happened upon Michael Donald who was walking home from purchasing a pack of cigarettes for his sister. Since jurors in Arizona must be electors, convicted felons cannot serve as jurors since they cannot vote, unless their civil rights are restored." Cumbo v. State, 368 So. Did you know Birmingham had a counterculture? That put it right in the Mobile KKKs faces when mistrial(s) occurred. "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. 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. Appellant's final contention is that this cause is due to be reversed because of a fatal variance in the proof adduced at trial and the charge in the indictment. 2d 1069, 1071 (Ala.1984), citing Beasley v. State, 39 Ala.App. 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." A black man, who was tall and wore a long coat which was either black or dark brown, walked out to the police car. We know that Joseph . The petitioner was charged under 13-11-2 (a) (5), Alabama Code 1975. 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. The trial court denied these motions and indicated that he had been observing the members of the jury and that all had appeared to be attentive to the trial and in no way distracted by the cameramen. 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? 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. 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