DORCH v. CITY OF OPELIKA

5 Div. 112.

281 So.2d 666 (1973)

S. Y. (Youzema) DORCH v. CITY OF OPELIKA.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James, Noel Baker, Opelika, for appellant.

Thomas S. Melton, Opelika, for City of Opelika.


ALMON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted under a municipal ordinance making it a misdemeanor to impede a police officer in effecting a lawful arrest. Appellant, an indigent, was fined $100.00 and costs and in lieu of payment thereof, sentenced to fifty-one days hard labor.

A search of the record convinces us that the lower court's finding of guilt should not be disturbed; moreover, the imposition of fine and the taxation of costs were proper. We are compelled...

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