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. *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. denied, 402 U.S. 976, 91 S. Ct. 1680, 29 L. Ed. Rhoden Josephus Living in 62 Anderson Street Talladega Alabama, Phone: 256-358-7224, Email: josephus5219@gmail.com, Relatives: Available. The man was carrying a yellow Pizitz bag, and he leaned into the car. By B.J. After careful review of the record, we find no prejudicial error of the trial court's ruling. The appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request for a continuance in order to locate and interview newly discovered witnesses. 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. Jay Glass retired as Chie Francis Hays, the second-highest Klan official in Alabama, and his fellow members of Unit 900 of the Dobbert v. Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 97 S. Ct. 2290, 53 L. Ed. The payout by the United Klans of America bankrupted the organization. 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. denied by Alabama v. Dickerson, 459 U.S. 878, 103 S. Ct. 173, 74 L. Ed. Joseph Anderson . He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. All rights reserved (About Us). See e.g. Officer Middleton testified that he saw the fleeing man pull out a gun so he jumped out of the patrol car. There she assisted Officer Bearden record the serial numbers of the money and travelers checks that had been recovered from appellant. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. 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. Furthermore, defense counsel and the district attorney stipulated that twenty seven jurors were questioned individually outside the presence of the other jurors concerning their recollection of any publicity surrounding the case. The appellant argues that his conviction in his fourth trial, following three mistrials, should be barred on the basis of double jeopardy. The man had a mustache. After two mistrials in the homicide case, the Jefferson County District Attorney's office proceeded with the robbery charge against appellant and the Honorable Orson L. Johnson was appointed on January 16, 1981, to represent appellant in this cause. 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. 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. Wasnt the trial moved to Mobile at some point? at 545. Im sure you read Richard Dickersons piece a few weeks back promoting that effort. Mrs. White testified that aside from the introduction, nothing else occurred. Although several Klan members were later convicted of this crime, with one of them being executed for the murder, that would not be the end of this matter. 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. 1981); Singleton v. Lefkowitz, 583 F.2d 618 (2d Cir.1978). Ms. Tapscott stated that Shannon Hill gave the robber some rolls of change and "marked" money from her teller drawer. 554, 556 (1936). In 1987, Donalds mother, Beulah Mae Donald, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. denied, 359 So. Ms. Hill stated that she gave the man approximately $150 in marked money from her drawer and some rolls of coins. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. 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. 2d 777, 786 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), judgment affirmed by Ex parte Wilhite, 485 So. 2d 549 (1970). All Filters. 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. The lynching of Michael Donald - March 20, 1981. I totally agree! 1977). A mistrial was declared. Working together, the two men pulled Michael Donalds body up over a tree limb. 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). It is clear that the appellant has not made the requisite showing in order to prove that he was deprived of his right to compulsory process as a result of a denial of his motion for continuance. 2d at 231. 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." Jackson v. State, 414 So. Hes past Chairman of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce (BBA), Operation New Birmingham (REV Birmingham), and the City Action Partnership (CAP). 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. 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. Born in 25 Sep 1861 and died in 15 Jul 1927 Epes, Alabama Josephus Marion Anderson I Skip to main content Home Memorials Cemeteries Famous Contribute Register Sign In Register Sign In Memorial updated successfully. 2d 402 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). 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. Anyone who is still teaching young impressionable children to hate based solely on skin color is part of the problem. 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). 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 1164, 1169 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), writ quashed by Ex parte Johnson, 378 So. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. 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. Walker v. State, 416 So. 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. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Josephus Marion Anderson (1861 - 1927) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? I'm hit bad. Newfield next saw the man lying in the parking lot of the Southern Motor Inn with gunshot wounds. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Decisions. 2d 96 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). Both concluded that Michael Donald was hung as a result of a drug deal gone bad. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in excepting the victim's widow from the rule. He identified the appellant as the man he had seen. 2d 645 (1968), and neither was adopted for nor promoted the purpose of fostering racial discrimination. Invite David to speak to your group for free about a better Birmingham. 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. 2d 818 (Ala.Cr. Clickhereto sign up for ournewsletter. Reference the last census report for Birmingham vs. Huntsville and even Mobile and Montgomery showing growth trends, international business and manufacturing. PS Jay, congratulations on your book! Josephus Anderson See Photos Lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone Josephus Anderson See Photos Josephus Anderson See Photos Works at Self Employed (Business) Lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone Josephus Anderson See Photos Josephus Anderson See Photos Lives in Birmingham, Alabama Josephus Anderson See Photos Josephus Anderson See Photos Officer Newfield stated that he observed appellant walking down 16th Street toward him and turn left on Second Alley. She stated that the robber put all the money into a yellow paper bag. Bradley v. State, 450 So. Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from ComebackTown. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 2d 435 (Ala.Cr.App. Based on the evidence presented by the State, a jury could have reasonably concluded that every reasonable hypothesis except guilt was eliminated. Jackson v. State, 414 So. "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.'" 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. 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 ? Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. State ex rel. The Court in Poole further interpreted this code section in light of the holding in Hunter v. Underwood, supra. Donald was beaten to death and his body hanged in a tree. 2. I am proud to have been a part of that history, for good and for bad. The petitioner was charged under 13-11-2(a)(5), Alabama Code 1975. I was born/raised in Birmingham. A yellow sack was lying on the ground near the appellant. There are a number of Birminghamians that would like to use our history as a brand to promote how Birmingham has impacted the world. 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. The record firmly establishes the fact that appellant was most ably represented at all times during the disposition of his robbery case. 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. 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 jury was unable to reach a verdict on the sentence and, pursuant to Beck v. State, 396 So. Willingham v. State, 50 Ala.App. Although several Klan members were later convicted of this crime, with one of them being executed for the murder, that would not be the end of this matter. 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. 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. The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying him access to a transcript of each of his two prior trials. Upon calling him over to his car, Anderson leaned into the vehicle and shot Ballard several times and then ran away. This thought experiment in comparison ponders a Black man's conviction that his Hebrew identity would make him immune to COVID-19. They had the following children: Isreal, Alfred, Levi & Mary Jane. 2d at 228, quoting the Court of Appeals' finding at 730 F.2d 620. 2d 406 (Ala.Cr.App.1981); Weaver v. State, 401 So. Ex parte Anderson, 457 So. When Donald attempted to escape by running away, he was caught and beaten with a tree branch. This was likely related to the lack of positive eyewitness identification of Anderson as the person who shot Ballard and questions regarding ballistic evidence. Arraignment was held on January 16, 1981, with court-appointed counsel present, wherein appellant entered a plea of not guilty. Ellis v. State, 338 So. Colston v. State, 57 Ala.App. When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. Id. 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. Shortly after the broadcast concerning the robbery in progress, Sergeant Ballard had a conversation with another officer by radio. Ms. Hill stated that the black male remained in the bank for six minutes. 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. 2d 69 (1986). 2d 1014 (Ala.Cr.App.1982). 6 records for Josephus Anderson. 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. 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 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. 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. Willcutt v. State, 284 Ala. 547, 226 So. 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 423 (Ala.Cr.App.1976). July 19, 2018. . I lived this historyI remember seeing KKK members one time during those years. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. 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. Following Defendant's conviction, the cumulative vote total was still twenty-seven for acquittal, twenty-one for conviction." Appellant was tried before a jury on January 27, 1982, and was found guilty as charged. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 2d 1312 (Ala.Cr.App.1985), and no showing of a discriminatory intent, the appellant's claim is without merit. 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. Josephus ANDERSON v. STATE. The man rounded a corner and Newfield cut through a breezeway by the Southern Motor Inn. See Barton v. State, 494 So. 2d 992, 994 (Ala.Cr. 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]. "`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. See Stevens v. State, 451 So. She stated that Ms. Hill was attempting to open the bank safe. She testified that the man reached into a bundle which he was carrying and pulled something out. Bracy v. State, 473 So. 2d 538 (1973).". Certain acts can have important unintended consequences. 2d 198, at 204 (1970), quoting Mitchell v. Johnson, 250 F. Supp. 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." 2d 1083, 1089 (Ala.Cr. 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. 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. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of. Post Views: 1,834. This section was held constitutional on its face, Bokulich v. Jury Comm'n of Greene County, Ala., 298 F. Supp. 21-201, Code of Arizona, which requires that "[e]very juror, grand and trial, shall be an elector in the county." 2d 1247 [at 1248] (Ala.Crim.App.1985) (citation omitted).". See also Annot., 126 A.L.R. a black man, Josephus Anderson, accused of murdering a white policeman. 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 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. 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. In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S. Ct. 1068, 25 L. Ed. While committing a robbery, Josephus Anderson murdered a white police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. 2d 774 (1966). William, I very much appreciate you following ComebackTown and for your feedback. "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."'" 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. The other testimony which the appellant alleges was erroneous occurred during the re-cross-examination of a firearms expert by the defense counsel: No motion for mistrial was made by the defense counsel. Atty. 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. You're all set! Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. Fourteen of the twenty-seven jurors had some recollection of the events surrounding the robbery. Gen., for appellee. Birmingham is dyinga rebuttal to an editorial, Hope for Birmingham hikers, bikers, and runners. The case was filed in the federal court in the Southern District of Alabama. 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." The appellant was ordered to stop, but did not do so. 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