LONG, Presiding Judge.
On December 9, 1998, the trial court found the appellant, William R. Batey, guilty of violating a "protection-from-abuse order," a Class A misdemeanor. See § 30-5-9, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced Batey to 12 months in the county jail and ordered him to pay a $2,000 fine plus court costs. Batey appealed the trial court's judgment to the Court of Civil Appeals. In an opinion issued on September 3, 1999, the Court of Civil Appeals...
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