Local 28, Sheet Metal Workers v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Brief Amicus Curiae
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October 7, 1985

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Case Files, Bozeman & Wilder Working Files. Reflections of the District Attorney News Clipping, 1982. 83c45fd4-ed92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/822a366f-5407-44ab-9951-70732a0a0f53/reflections-of-the-district-attorney-news-clipping. Accessed August 19, 2025.
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s..&,./rd*rEirdaili.i..i,Biii!,ili._r1{ii3_a.,iu;.i.;-ifilF2ir;+rB..liiul4issjHti.e{&%1&Gffi -\ x t ri"\: \ (] 'aJ-{ d\\\ \\' '..\ In Bozentan - Vilder c(L\e ASIE WEE€3T.A CEtrtlsr, Abfer!9fa?OLUilE I'3 NUMBER EIGIIT THURSDAY. fESRlJAnY :5, lqn |_-v- Contlnuod lrom Pega I dccirion wu madc for ntc whcn thc offtr wes refuscd, rnd wc drd. of coutrc, gci e cooviciion in thc Bozcmtn cltc, rlthoulh thc jury .Gt hor icntcncc rl four ycrlt mttlcr lhrlr livc. My offcr to rccomrlcnd probett.rn in tcturn for e dhmiurl of ell eppcrlr wtr rlro turncd down, rnd wc hrd vinuelly no ongoing ncaothtionr during thc nGrt !wt) yc8ru. (4) Aftcr thc Unitcd Strrer Suprcmc Court denicd thc rppcrls. pctitionr for probetion werc filcd, rnd e hcrring wes rchcdulcd for crrly Decmbcr, l9El. Ar 6{xrn rs thc hcerirS w.a rcl. *e bcgro to lGr ncwrprPct rniclca rnd TV inrcrwlosr quotiot Bozoneo rnd Wlldcr er reyin3 thcy wcrc goin3 to tccp ri3ht on "doin3 what thcy hrd bcen doing." At thir llrst hcuin3, rhcn Ocir rnorncyr rtled thrl wc rerpmmcnd probetioo, I told thcm csscntirlly thc 3.mc thinS I ser letcr to rry to Bcv. lowcry --- thet wc could not recommctrd it io vlcw of thcir publirhed .t tcmctrtt. No prosccutor ia thc country, rtrtc or fcdcrel, ir goiog to rccommcnd probttbo whon thc crirninrl tccp uying hc lr 3oiag right out tod commil thc r.mc crimc. I rlro told thcm thrt thcir publlrhcd rnd brcerlcert .trtcmcrtt would, lr rnyfud3moat, lorcc tho Court to dcny pmb.rlon cvcn ll wc dld r6lmmcnd lt. Wc dld ftoelly lcevc thlr Ottt hcrrin3 with whet I thought wr. .n r8rccmcnt, which hed lcvcrel Prrtr. (l) Wc soold not lntirt ol ro lmmodirtc rulln3 on thc proberbn rcqucrt. (2) The dclondrarr rnd thcir rttorneys would lclcct e sulteblc county jril. lubicct to our epproval, whcre thcy could bc cooflncd, rethot then 3cnc the timc in thc wonrcn3 priron. (l) Thc dcfcndrntr would not offcr uny tcrtimony ln suppon of thcir Pctition for probetion. (4) Anothcr hcrring detc wu rct for Jenurry 11,J982, rt which probetion would bc dcnied end thc Coun would rpprovc r county .iril for conftncmcat., During thc 40 fuyr or ro bctwccn this first probltion hcering detc end Jrnurry I l, I rcccivcd llot onc lcttcr or phonc celt frum thc defoudent'r rttorrrey3. Also, during thk timc our probetion offiCcr madc four (4) tripr cach to thc homer of Julie Wildcr end Meggic Bozemen, rnd he could not loc.tc cithet of thcm. He elso \rrote two lettcrg to cech of rhc dcfcndentt tcllint thcm thrt he nceded intbrmation from thcm to Preprrc hir rcport to thc Court --- thcrc w&t oo reply. Scvetd tclcghooe cellr to eech dcfcndrnt rcrulted lo only onc clovcrtltion with Julir Wildcr, in which shc wrr erlcd to come io for rn intcrvicw; end rhc iid not. On onc occasion .t Juli. \f ildcr'r homc, Rev. Cottonreidcr of the SCLC confrontcd rhe pr,obeti,on officcr rnd refurcd to lct him trll with hcr. tt h thc pmbrtiun officeri |ob to prcprre r rcPort for thc Cogrt to urc in dcciding whcthcr to 3runt prcbetion; cvcr)ionc irrvolvcd with thc cuc lncw thet, including the dcfcndrnt'r rttorncyr. Thir rcport cen conltin nrrrty thin3r ruch er dcfendrnt'r e3e tnd hcrlth, prcvious convlctionr, iob ltrtut, lncrrnrc, nemos of nciShbors, fricndr. omploycrr, otc., rlrc would rxrmmcnt on dcfcndrnt'r chenctcr, end probeblllty of othcr future ofrcnrcr. This informetion ir vitrl to e dcfcndant whu crpoctt to be succcsful ia rccling probetion. And yct we hrvc hcre thc prcpottcrour rituetion of dcfcndent's rcfudn8 lo cvcn lell wlth thc onc individuel who il going to rnalc r rcpott rnd rccommcndrtbn to thc Coutt; or bcinr orcvcntcd trom telkinc bv thcir rttorncvg end itG-.scf,roIECi-riilrwffiim dIEECEeiGoa roldcnr orscrosurc@ Y99!L'ug-.pslilqn' -To top thc wholc ttr-rg ofr, thc dcfendants' r(torncyc crmo into Court on Jenuery ll end did the follo*ing: (l) Thcy told us rhrl ahcy frd bcen uneble lo work ou(- "" r,ni"rtrF. ..ffi;-,t t r"i m"lT"-M.*i-t]" "il dcet trert rlrcedy bccn emtngcd wirh thc Shcriff thcre). (2) Thcy rcfcrrcd to thc prolnlion offtccr'r report ss "pitifully inrdcquate. " (J) Thcy cellcd 15 witncssct -- moslly high ofticiels of SCLC and othcr orgrnizrtionr. r- -li-l^ \-/rr l'-r^11\-/I_-a- l/\J Conllnucd lrom pr3c I Alatrernr and t,r lrrovtde fur lhcrr clccltorr; to pruvirlc frrr rhc rcttlcrn"-nt o[ lttc Ir uslcct: rntl to rllcr thc tcl nlr , rttd provtdc I nt&xrntum rrumbcr of u(rnsccullve lcrms of scrvice; rnd to providc for rnd clarify rlre prsition o[ trustcc emcritus. (Act No. El-12'l). Proposed Amendment No. 6 amends Constitutionel Amendrncnt No. J27 relrting to thc promu(ion of prxluct. ion. resclrch end develop- nrent of swtnc end rwinc pruluctr so rs lo provide for a chenge in lhc erscssntcnt rnd esselsment linti($ to bc lcvted frrr ruch promotion. (Acr Nrj. 6l-.110). Proposcd Anrcndrncnt No. 9 rmcodr Conrtitutionrl Anrendmcnt No. Jl5 relating t(, thc pronrotir>n of product- r(rn distribution, improve- nrent. marleting, usc end salc of rrlybcans arrtt soybcan prorJucts ro 8$ lo provrdc for. a clrtnge rn thc ltrctscntent Irrrutr to bc lcvrcrj lor rue lr pr(rntouon. (Act No. 6l-{l l). As C hicf Elccrronr Ofliccr lor'lhc rtalc. Sicgcluraa rs charged wrrh cerrifying the balLrr for statcwide clections. And. accordrng to Sicgel. nlan. lhls ir nol rlwrys rn casy rrsl. "Meny of thc A nrendnrcnts wcre orrginrlly lugally wordcd. cr(rsordlnar- ily complicated and rrn scvcral legel-rizc pogcs. \Yhat we lrlvc bccn able to do rs curtdensc thctr Anrcndmcnts. giving onlY thcir subslencc su thll Alabornr votcru will bc bcttcr atrle to know whrl thcy rrr voulrg oo rnd why," Sicgclmrn seid. I lc urg€r rll Alrbrnrr voters to go to thc polls on Murch 2nd end lct thcir vicws bc lnown on prrrporcd changcs in thc Alebema Const rtution. I t4) Thcv rcfused to let Msqcie Bozenten end Julia Wilrlcr talc thc s1end. evcn for-tEE-Tlmflc p!!posl-qf be ridiculous or cvcn bizmrc if ie did not hrvc Rcv. [owery's commcn$ rbout cncmier tdconridcr. I em convinccd thet wc did cvcrything we could heve donc, shon of giving thcm thc courthousf , to rcech I scttlcmenl of these cescr with thc dcfendent{ ln thc Procctr thcrc wcre lwo .bl.trnl rctr by thc .od Mr8gic Bozemeo which ermuntcd to thc Refusrl to rccept a mis\gt{6angr tcnt€nce end probrtiorr CPR training Contlnued from prgo I "ln those cuses where il isn't. CPR dues provide glygen to lhe brain until advanced help --- such es paramcdics with suphisticat- ed etluipment and drugs -- arrivc." shc addcd. Dr. Phtllip K. Bobo, mcdical directr.rr lbr West Alabema EMS. notes that chrncar cf parrmedics rc- suscrtrting a paticrrt is much greater whcn CPR w.s initieted immediatcly by r bystrnder prior to thc anrbulence's errival. 'l'hc CPR techniqucs. rnanrtcmcnt of choling victinrs, lnd nranagement of obstructcd airwryr on coni- cious rnd unconrcloui vlc- tints. Studcnts prscrice thc CPR technr<1ues on special mani- kins thet provide e printed record of the s(udent's effectivencss in perforrning rhc tcchniques. Thc "honds- on" prscticc is required to assure thsl students reech the requircd proliciency levcl to be certtficd irr the treining. "CPR is somcthing that rnyone can do in an cnrcrgcncy. unrl it requrres no spccr,rl cquipnrent," Perlinr said. " But it can nrean lhc dillercnce bctwcen lite rnd deeth when other lrclp is not irnntedtatcly avarlable," hc eddcd. Wcst Alubenrs 8MS, lnc.. has Eduptcd the American llcart rnd Rcd (-'rosr joint rrationtl goal of trrtning onc out of cvcry iivc persons in Wcst Alabrnra. A breaklown by lOth graders and school schcdule for CPR training ic: F-eb. 22, Pickerrs County High at l(clbrm. 7E students; Feb. 2.1. Gorclir High, 76 studenlsi srudcnls: l-'eb. 25.20. Alicc vrlle ll6 studcnls. Funrls for the training arr provided by thc lcgtslaturr through e Special Educatrur. Trusl F'urrd rpproprietion t,, West Alrbame EMS. ,ttc. u.ing trici rnd gl("nfy..rt end 2 - Prevcnting _Yi_-l would Justrf)' probrtion. To top lhe whole thing , the defendelts' rnorncys came into Coun on J ;.' I I end did the followiaS: { l) Thel told us thet ; had bcei: unable to worl ou! (Bor true. the Mscon Counry-an)'thrnB with r countl jei deal had rlreaCl been witb the Sherifr there). t2) They referred to pirifulil inrdequate." probrrion officer's reporl rs (3) The;" crlled l5 -- trrosll) high of[rciels of SCLC and other orgrn (4) They refused Bozemen Wilder trl,e the for thc simple r.-.,it.c.equtaw !(, assure ihsr students rcrch the required profrcienc.r- level to bc cenifred in the nrinio3. "CPR is something thet lnyone ctn do in rn emcrSencv and it requircs no epccial equipmeot. " Perkins ceid. "But it cro mcro the differcnce bet$eeo life rnd derth when other help is not immediately' avrileblc." he rdded. lYest Alebrmr EMS, lac.. hls rdopted thc Americen Herrt eod Red Crocs joiat nrtioBrl gorl of treinin3 ooe ort of every 6ve personr io West Alrbrmr. A breetdown bi' lfth grrdcrc rnd school schedule for CPR trrining is: Feb. 22, Pickens Count;- High !t Rcform. 78 srudents; Fcb. 2J. Gordb High. 76 studeotsr Feb. 21, Cerrollton. 40 Aliceville to apply Cootlnocd lna pryc I esked for permission to install video electricel grmes elong with r Wefile-Housc rype Festsurrnt end convea- icncc storr in their building rdjecent to the old elemea- terl school. formerly qpeirt- ed rs the Jr. Food Mert. The Council rlso tool no rction on r nequest by the Sheriff. esling for fineocirl nce in ordcr to maintein redio operrtorr rt night in his offrcc. The rcquest *rs discussed et length rt the Februqv 6th meeting. but no ectioo cculd be talen then es it hrd oot been plecrd on the egende previously. As thc City's insurracc pnogrrm crmc up for discussion rgrin, the Council egreed to scet the profess- bnel rssirtrace of Mr. Stew \febber. r Rirl Menegcmcot Consultent. in &tcrninin3 the City's erecl needs, end to comp.re proposrls rubmitr' ed from three rgencies' As the meetin8 drer to r close. J . V. Prrl ?!t re-eppointed to the Houring Aurhoriq Borrd rs his tcrm hed erpited: rnd the Prving of 7th Street was trlen uoder rdviscment in order to dcterralne thc cort, eod Julie purposc of '.As I seid in rhe beginning. thc eniue.episodc would bc ridiculous or evcn bizrrre if we did Dot hrve Rev. Iotery's clmments ebout enemies to consi&r. I em convioced thrt u-e did everything wc possibly cpuld hrve donc, short of giving them the courthousc. to rcech r scnlcment of thesc cases with the defendcnts. ln the process therc werc two blatent rcts by the SCLC rnd Meggie Bozemro which emounted to the srcrifice of Julir wilder to prisoo -- I - Refusal to .c!!pt a misdemeaoor sctrteDce end probetioa rfier being tned rnd givenfierrs, end 2 - heventing Julia Wilder from giving information to the prcbrtion offrcer. ln the first instance. if Julir Wiidcr hed scttled ber case before the Bozemrn trial. she would have been evritable to testi! rgeinst Maggie Bozemao. md Mrggie could not risl thet. So io effect Julir was prtventcd from setrling hercrsc in an effon to iavc Maggie, with the ider thar her case would be reverscd on epperl. The bter effons of SCLC end their o6cials to prcvent r full probation repon rmoirnt to nothid,g lcss thrn forcing the Couil to rule rgarnst them rnd scnd Maggie end Julir to prison. *'hich rs I have srid previously wes done for the publicity rnd moncy. I believe therc 8re scverd tiings which we in Piclens Count.r.' need to be mentell;- preprred to rc.ePt. We hrve ccrtainly lost the publicity battle. tt leest on . stue rnd nerronal lcvel. Most of *hrt Judge Junlin, Shcriff Coleman. I rnd othet of[rcials have serd hes beeo ignored, slrnted of mrsquored. When Rev. Mertin Luthet King seid rha( "no tie cen live forever," hc did not. I thinl. reeliee thet an SCLC president vould somedrl worl so herd to setl the nation on the lic of r rrclst Piclcns tle hc Rev. with ) did thinking. but I himself from .ction thEt is e Prrdons and P . which the ernor aPPorots. h it also Meggie Bozemen . rccountablc for their e rrcist by thc SCLC end other pr?ssure eventuallr.rclcesed. e crn erpcct thet. rhen will rcsume their proding, h.rrassment rnd rbuse Lens Countl Peoplc. unless surus *hich *'ill bc worth(he.r have echieved nl(rnc\ to theltisew rhrng is certlrn. if they shouid commrt ot crimrnel rn rhe future. therc will be no efion on patt of the D Attorne-v's Of6ct to rs comfor.rn3 to baclbone. rnC a po ia'.ron. both blacl and * hrte a: l5 pr:;eni and no: tn.'l d towerd rash v Lno*s. mey"be it uil. be thr:l'3!! llOn rhc rhrli Two Plo (We hove c f BEio,iilri'TWiiJi''*itl'fi ih-^e,entueJll:tlEi5 fitm confinement. I 3trontly suspcct thtt we cro er fur\er medlrng from the Goveroor Offrce. bcceusc very' \refully *orded statement of Rev. Lowery oY?:comc rome dry t malont)