Bozeman v. State Court Transcript
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November 14, 1980

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Case Files, Bozeman & Wilder Working Files. Bozeman v. State Court Transcript, 1980. b4f223b8-ef92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/90156914-e9ef-4bbd-9ae2-5cf304201bec/bozeman-v-state-court-transcript. Accessed July 08, 2025.
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__1. .nntlF,r : l0 TliIt COUl.i?: Laclies and GentLcnnen, the inclictrnent in this case has l:een rcait to yor-l . I,ovrever r r luirl read it to yoLl again. Ib, ::ea"cls as fo1l.o\{s: The grand jury of saia county cirarge that before tire finclirrg of this J-^dictment, rrraggJ-e s . r,ozeman, r.rhose name to the grand jury is otheiri"" unknor.rn, clic vote more than once or ilicl clepos.it rnore than one baLroE, for the same office as ]rer vote or fraud,ulent,Ly in Lhe democratic c1icl vote i Ile gal ly or prj.mary run-off election on Septernber 26, l.g7S T'h"rt. the inciictment further charges in count z that, i,laggic S. IJozcrrnan did vot,e more than once as an absenLee voter or di.d clelros it norc, than one absentee TYLER, TRIBBLE AND EATON COUTI'r TiEPORTERS I20I BROWN MARX BLDG. lliRt\1tNCl.tAM, nt.At rAMn bal1ot for the sarTle r:ff:Lce or offices as cii d d.epos i t wi.ttr {:*'re Pi cl<. ens ;rll:scntoe baIloEs, vhi.eh \Jere krre(.1 to bs fraricLulenL acia:.t)s o f the State O f A1;riram.1 - trlE ( o.,, n- 1:/ 'q t ij.r 'o l' 1 ,ner voLe or_ It itn -;..[o clicl cast i1legaJ. or frar-tcluIcnt airserrtce ball.ots in the cl. eraocr:a'L,ic lrrimary ru.n-of f el-ection of september 26 r. r9zB. count 3 chcrr{Jes t}rat she clic1 cetst irlcgal or frauclulent altseni:ee ba.l. l.r;is in the clerrrocra.Eic prima,ry run-crff cLectio:r of Ilc;:t.r:rrl:ror 26, 1173, anC. tlrat sl:e Cor-rn Ly Circr-ri'b. CIerk, f ratrclulerrt, anit rvhi ch she t. thd peaco and ctignity r::lCnrq1s l;gi COntal::ielc1 :i.n tlr.i r; offense i'Ioi^r r'bl're :Lrrc'1..i ctitroTt. t irr r:h j-s cclso j-s no t evidence Iilow, this inclictrnent ch;rrges t,tre Def encl.ernt with . -t- -- -1 Lhe lf ,:Ionv of 1116_.r.JilI or un.la.r,,,f rtL votinq\ r v7i II clef ine -Lirat to )uou j-r: i.-.irc coul:se of thj-s cira.rqc ancl the naterierl I99 .I'YLEI.I,'I I(IL'IJLE AND EN-I'ON COURT REPORTERS 1 20I BROWN MARX BLDG. BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA 7 d _8 9 l0 ll t2 l3 l4 t5 l6 17 18 l9 20 2l 27 23 24 25 ?6 77 in the case anci thc f act. that t.he De f enclant has been in<lictcrl is not to be consiirler:ecl ]:y yoll i1s; circumstances against lrer. The ilrillicLnrent is nterely thr: met]:oc1 of placingthedefetrclanton,r:ria}.}dor'rthedefendatrt has at,E,he reacling of the indictnenE on arraignment ancl alsolaterj.nypufpresenceentere,lapleaofnotguilty. TheDefenc]antsays.thaLshetstrotgui.rtyto . ,r-f - J-. l!^.Lma*{- l['ha Df anychargecontainedint,hisirrclicLmen!.'IheDefenclant is presrrrned. to bc innocetrt until he i's l)roven 91ui1tv by t,he eviCtence 1n 'Ehe caBe ' $he comes . into courE cIo'E'hed ivi,E'h ti:is Presur,tptj.on of irrnoCence anr] tlris; presunrptiotr forrowr: her tirro.ghout the coLlrse ancl Proceedings of the trialun.biltlreevi.clencei:::ocl.ucec1}:ytlreSt.a.t'ecohvinces each o f yotl beyonrl a Er:'ils onable clou):t o f h'er gu:LLt ' ' 1'hu presuinp'E:iron <.r:f j.nnoccrlcf::Ls to I:e regarclecl IryyouineverYci}::,easarnatte]:ofeviclencet,ovlhictr ti're l>enef it of r'+hich 'Lhe accused is entitted ' Anil ari a rn,lt.,er of evicence, thrr.i presur.rDtion attends ttre accusec]u'rrtillter.iuiltis;bytheevj.cerrcop}aced.be7onc1 a fq:i).:1.:l:a]:It: Cr:Ub l:' TlriscaSc,&sinatlothersvlheretlleDefen<lant pleacls lIo'8, gtri lty , 't'}re burclen "t J:rool: is upoll [ire ? S.Latet.oconvj-llcoeac}ttticrnbo:,,.ofthr.ljurylreyonda reesonable clor-tbt' €rsi to the tru'b'h of E'he ntaterj-al aver- nrontgc')nt.air.rcclirrt.!'rtrincliCtnent.I'ir)',vrtheterm rcasorlr.ble ciolri-r L' rne'1ns a' cloub t r'lhi ch hers sorlle good rsriscn f:clr arrisinq out of ttre eviclence in thr: case' iirrcir a tior.rb't, as you are abl'e +'o f in'l '1n the evidenca 200 I 2 3 4 5 c ? t I ,rd II _12 rrrtu$tb'' \ 13 ta l, 1.. l6 t7 r8 t9 20 2r 22 23 24 25 76 TYLER, TRIBBLE AND EATON COURT REPORTERS I 20I BROWN MARX BLOG. BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA .ril r$ , ;Yt :.+iD- HT .a reason for. rt neans an actual and substantiar doubt, grolvtng out of a satisferctorlz nature of the eviclence in ,the'case. rt does not mean a dou}rt vrhich arises f ronr sorile lnere rvhim or from any surmise or guess. whlle the Larv reguLnes that you be satisflEd of, the Dcfcndantrg guilt beyond a reasonabLe doubt, it prohibits you from ,,golnE ouEside thd evJ.cl.ence to hunt up doubt upon vrhich to, acquit the Defendant, In arrlving at your verdict, tt fs your cluty to car.ef uIIy consicler 'Ehe entire evidence in the case.'\. fn so doingr you shoulcl on'E,orta.tn such doubt,s only aE arlee from the evldence and as are reasonabl"e as. I have . i.l -defined them to you. unless t,he clclubt is a rea$onable ons and doos tlo arige, tt would not, bo sufflcLent ln lal to ar"rthorize a verdict of not guilty tJorv, t,he Defend.ant here is cirarged under Section the Cocle of Alabarna 1975. 'Ihat gection reads that Itrow, lrlogar, of cours6, rnoan8 An is contrary to act t,hat lE not_luthori zed by Iavl_*or ill' a f erl-se represcntation of a matter of fact, ryhether the law. ;;l \":::: 20L | ,I'' I ? '\{ 3 \'r t' a 5 6 7 E 9 r0 It t? I3 I4 t5 't6 t7 rt 2l 22 ?3 24 25 by r.rords or by conduct, by farse or rnisreacling uri"ga- tions , or )ry concearment, o f f acts r.rhich shourd have .boend.isc1oscc1,r.lhichclcceives"naiffi.0.-g".,. . '.: dec-eive:anoEhe::. rt is any ar.Eiface employed by one person to deceive another. Irrauclulent means that rvhich is based upon fraud; the proceeclings from or charac_ terized by fraud; taintecl by fraud,- c1one, rnader oE ef focted rvj.th a purpgsg 6r design to carry out f raucl . Under the laws of this State as pro..rided for '. ,: sula s?ln Section l.7-23-3 of 1975 Cocle of AIabama, this furoll._,--,,. provides that certain persons are erigibre to vote . . .i:,i. absentee ballots. rt se,,.,,$ that any quarif ied eLelcto, ,',' l , 'l of this state and any pcr$on r.rho hut for having iiovecl from the statc vrithin 3o clays imnrediatery prececling the election is a qualified erector of thi.s state who wirr,. . .: be unabre to vote at his regular porring prace because of his al:sence from the count), or his resid.ence on day of any prirnflry, generaJ., special or any porr eJ.ection ;'. | ,. or rvho because of any phys;icaI illness 6r inflrmlty which prevents his attenclernce at the porrs, whether he, is within or r,rithout the county on the clay of election .*ay vote an absentee baI1ob pro'vicling he makes apprica- I tion in rvritinq therefor rrot ress than 60 clays nor,more than five ciays prior to arr erection in rvhich.he clesires c()rJl{ r Irt:Pott r[,{5 I I?O I LJ TIOWN MARX B LDG. U I IIM II{G HAIU. N LAB,\MA to votc. Section I7-10-7 bf tlre 1975 AIaI:ama a certain form of baIIoL ;rnrl requires that be atbached to thi.s ba,l-Iot. The of f icial 4 t9 20 26 27 ?8 Code 'provicles an affidavit 202 ):a11ots for any 3 l'YLtr Ii.'TRIL]I] LE AND EATONI COUNT REPORTERS I 20 I IJROVJN MARX RLDG. L}IRMINGIIAM. ALABAMA ..,.': : oJ.ection to rvfti.ch this chapter pertains shall be in the ; : same form as tl"re official reguJ.ar balloLs of the eLection except they shaIl have printed thereon the rvord,s official absentee ballots except that, there shall" aIso.,,,,,bo pilntdO thoreon one o f the af f ldavlts herelnaEtei . .. lipres.c,riFe.d. ,No,rv, such baLlots shaII be svrorn to you -; , : befdrL :- such ballots sharL be sr{orn to before a Notaryr . '.:. PubItc or other officer authorlzEd to acknowledge oaths 4 t 6 7 t 9 lo tt l2 r3 l4 t5 l6 t7 l8 'I 9 20 ?l 2? 23 24 25 26 exceipt inI tr',. follorving cases . ,".i confined ln the"hospital or nursing home or in an .. .f lnstitution, an.d t.hen the person having charge of .,r institution or: the home can accept or can notarize their . baIIot, or atIest to its arrrthontlcity. 'fhe other exception is one r'rho is j.n the Armecl Fo::ces can go before Lheir supervisj-nqy officer ahcl have them attest I'lorv, then, Sect_ion I7-10 -7 of the l9 75 Code of : AIa'bama providcs t-hat- the follorving fo::m of affjfla'y1g the f o::m of the af f ic'lavit, rrhich shall l:e printect on absentee l:aIIots usecl in gerrdral, spec-i-aI or municipaL elections shall I:e su]:s'tant:La$V as follovrs: The State of Alabama, County of blanl< --"and here it vrould be Pickens County beforc nte,the undersigned authority, personally appea::ecl , l.e;rving blanl'. a space for the :. +a) the ?8 designated voter, rqho j.s knor.,rn or maile l,.no\rn to and rvho being first dulir sI'Iorn imposes an<l says bo.na fide resiclence qual:f iecl el-cctor of Ieaving me I atna b l anlr ! I 203 I /t.l t, Jittlti.ll-1. h)llt t.,/,. lt_tH Ce,Jttf fiE./ORfEtts I it o | | | I (( ),lt I t ttlAtt/( t.tt I ta. ttIIIMINGIJAM. ALAONIT,IA f or the pl ace he is to vo te r pr€cinct or clistrict in such county in Arabama or Lhat r \,ras a bona fide resiclent and qualifiecl crecto:: r:f l:ran!-. pr:eci-nct or district until my removal there f rorn on such anc such a clay the date not mor:e than 30 c1a.',rs bef ore the erection. . IIe then s\rcars ancr then mar-,es irt'e affidavit ,'.. he l,ri'rI be array f rom the connty or his. resiclence or , | ,.. ,t .. t....,he ts unabLe to go to trre pol rs ori 1su,ch a day. rn'' ." ,r . ,,t '. ,t'-' case, r have marl<ed: The foregolng absentee baLrot lr 't :l declares the samc to be ml/ ballot leaving a space I:lanl< to Provicle designated erection and, leaving a spilce brarrl< for the. signature or mar]i of th voter This i.s 'Lhen att.e:;tecl to.l-:y a Notaryrs afficlavit; which r,rould reacl ars forro\rs: srvorn to ancl subscrihed bcfore me tlr:is !rrank day r:f bl-anlir l9 ancl so forth. r certify that tire affianr: is !-.norvn or made known to me to be the identicar parEy he clains to be and it, is then signed l:y the of f icial. Cn hcG ,?---'-""- ---'fr-- \ t;tott( Title 13, Soction 5-'t 'l 'i ",i) r _v*s pH ai d lnn nk,ln '-+n'Al.' ,/-'--""- --- =.------.-=-\ \j- I f rittn 13, section 5-1rs or.) ttre Alabama cocre^ \t( I975 prov.icles as 1:o11ot./s: J\ny person who shall faLselyr lt/ r-f W"4A> ,P Rnd ilEoffactly \ake any -.sr?.9f)ry1__q_q-a.t_e_.r[e nt._o_f a f f i davi t * 4*e*' - -: -----:: -*1:-- - as to any nratters of facL requ;i7rec1 or authorizeclorized to be made under the ereetion lavrs, benerar, pr.i.mary, speciar. or rocar of this statc shalr ):e qyuilty-_o! ee_rjury. The i' section makes it i.l].cAaI i:o ma]'.e a slvorn statement, oathtolaff1davitaStoanymattersoffactrequired orautlror-izec1toJ.:emadeulrdeftireeIectionIatvsofthis 6 7 E I t0 lt t2 l3 l4 l5 '16 t7 l8 l9 ?0 2l 22 23 24 25 26 77 28 in .siiid election, th at that this .hereb r5C s tate 2.Q 4 I'YLER. TFIIBBLE AND EATON COURr REPORTEIlS I20 I t]ROWN MATrX BLDG, BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA Nolv, trre guilt ori innocence of the Defend.ant may be proved by cj.rcumstantial eviclence as r^ral-11 ils as provecl_produce a moual conviction to of all reasonable oourrt trre guilt of ,le direct evidence ci rcums tanti a I reasonable l:ypothesis De fendant . . The test of the sufficiency of .evidence is rvhether the circumstances the excJ.us ioh r; accused, ruliet,her .l:u tre tr) \, .r.' 9 '\ l0 f Fey 'are lncaparrle o f expranatlon upon any reasonabr.e :,, hypothesis consistent vrith his innocence. Upon circumstantial evidence, there shoulc not be tion unless to a moral Norf , rvhen ', Cct45*1ro by a prearrangement or on the spur.of th moment, trvo or nore nmon ente r--- t ti certainty it excludes tharr that of the guilt r----- prise or advent,uro and a <:rirninal af f ane.. ., -- l-_-lI:--:-- This rests on iminal otfense is c ont,emp l ate d then each is a cohspiruio?. ;;;;*i-;;;;"-=* :b!'tcarried out, cacit is gu:.- I ty of the of f ens e committecl t/lzt\ rvhether he did I the Wrllra L e'11Lb (151q )%'pri'nci1:1e rrrar one ,urro ;C# "W"'rasins,\=-------l ', yqfg i{?'l !.t!.abett.i-ng r or assistrng in the commission of the offen.se is a the eires of does tl're act need. not bc aiding, active per:petl:a tor in the gu j. Lty participant ancl in cn:il-ty rvith the one vrho of, "prlrpose or conspiracy Lhe .l.alv is ecrually Such cotnrnurrity :" 2/ 576 t'oa) ELx^ i.'/. 'l z( (tl+t) [U.1.[ cstablishec.l b), c'lirect, nosit.i-ve clue to its i'hererrt na.Lr:rc, but the jr_rry nlus vlhether or nob there is s'ch a conspi::acy on ,f{testimory )0r, t determine 4' €,lufL the parttf '^rtk *E..Ld,:, ,r*rrA,a'i t. l s.5+q r f"z/tlff r trlfl the defendant' ;rnc.l its e:ttcrnh, if &ilIr from aLI the testitnonl, in Lite case, t:)re acticlns ancl the statements It ,i'' fi. 1', overt 205 TYLER, TRIBBLE AND EATON COUR REPORTERS I20I BROWN MARX BLDG. B I RI!1 ING HAM. ALABAITIA I 2 of the allegecr conspirators, and the crefenlants, rn general, a conspiracy comes into being when----____ two .or more petsons ent rprise with' a common rrurpose to aicl, asslst, aclvise or i ''r'enterprise upon vrhich trrey enter. Each is responsibre -< - f lt $ H I! I l I I fi ti ii, g,/ Di fi fi ilf; $ i, $ H tj1I li h b 9 lo ,f?r everything which may_:a whlch mafE;ffi It proximately resuLt f rom such unlawf ul purposd, rvliether .. 'As r have outlined to you r the burclen res ts upon the state of Ar.abama to prove all 0f .the arlegatrons t,o your' gatlgfacti.on ancl l>eyonil a reasonable doubt. Nor.rr, arr 12 of you must agree befo::e you can reach any verdict in thls case. your verclict must be.the verdict of oa.h'r,,: and every juror. you are the soLe judges as to the weight that r;hould be given to arl of ilre testimony ...,, ', in the case. rt has ]>een r,,ry ciuty to clecicle the raw, 'and i.t is your duty to ilecicle the facts; r do not rrave . , an opinion aj; to the f acts; in this case, ancl I do nob' :. want you to thinl< that anything that r have said in '.i this charge or any ruliricJs; that-tr have macle or any otler thing that has becn crone clurin*i''anu course of tSis triar, that r thinli one lfay or tlrc other ebout the f abts of , , I , ' i..:' .u, i :' 'i .this cas e :i You are to talce thc: testirnony of all tle witne="."l : together with arr trre proper: and reasonal:re inferengcs ; .: th.ere f rom . You shoulc'l. apply lrour comrnon sense and r 2l 22 23 )i I t li i. t :*l rlj-I n li I t, ,i encourage each other i.n whatever may grow out'of the specLfically contemplated or notr atrd r.rhether ""ao.f fV i --- t- pcrpctratect Ily all or lass than aII o.f the conipisators., : 24 TYLER, TRILIEILE AND EATON COURT REPORTERS l20 l BtiowN MARX ALOG. BINMINGHAM, ALABAMA honestly ancl impartially dcterrnine rvhat you berieve to I 2 3 4 5 6 , t 9 l0 lr t2 It l4 l5 t6 tt O: the truth. you should r+eigh a1l of and reconcile it if you can reasonal:Iy if there i.s irreconcilable conflict in the evidence do so. But the evidence, of this ","you ''qught ..to take that evidence rrhich you thinlc is ,L. ' lvorthy of credit anc give it j ust such r,reight as you think it is cnt,itled to. ,.,,i:,,.,, y?u may tak,e Lnto conBlderatlon any lnterest : rr ' --r-v.l erry I .." , that any ruitness might have in the outcome .., ] case. If you beLieve any material part of the On the other hand, i f all the tes tirnony in the case ,a11 the,reasonable ancl Droper the .f'arv as I have given it to ,i, evldenbe t8 t9 20 2r 22 23 74 25 2(t 2t of any rsitness is rvilLfully false, you may dlsregard : , all of the testimony of such rvitness. \1. I'trorv, ladies and gentlemen, if after you have considered at] the testimony and aIr. the evidence in. the case and aI1 lhe proper and reasonable inferences. ,, theref,rom, if you are satisfied beyoncl a reasbnabre doubt that the Defendant was gutrty of irregal or : unlar'rf ul voting as chargcrd . in ilre inclictment, then it'vrourcl be your cluty to find the Defe.nclant guirty. And the forrn of your verrlict r+ould l:e: !{e, the jury, f ind the De f endant gui 1ty as chargecl in the inciictment,. and fix her punishment at, bragk numr)or of years'rn thet 'r ---r ,penltentlary. And not Less t,5an t\vo years nor more than five years. :',:- '. ,: .:. after you have considered.:: and all the evid,ence and. inforences therefrom, and you from aII of that and 207 4 5 6 , I 9 IO n t? l3 I4 t5 t6 l7 r8 t9 20 ?r 22 23' 24 ., 25 ?6. 77 28 r r-,;r(, tlill:JtJLE /\l\D HA IOt! COUTIT NEPORTERS I2() I BROWN IUN RX BLDG IJIITMINGHAM, ALABAMA you are not satisfiecr ):eyr:nd a reasonable croubt that,'an.i Defendantl^IaSguittyisgui1.tyaschargec1inthe indictment, then it wourcl ):e your cruty to find her not guilty. Ana trre form of yor-rr verdict will be: I^Ie, thei jury, f incl the def endant no b .guilty Nolv, rvhen you have rea'ch..dr. verdict in Lhis caSe r" t\re rviLl hancl you -- prqvid.e you r.rlth the form of verdicts. one of your'number,.rvhom you vriII ele"tl.il r'ri11 act as forernan. r'rvirr remincl you that t,he verclict ' ,1. must be the verdict of aI1 L)"'o{,V.o,r. Inthen it is . _,, completed , the f oreman rvir l" s ign the verd,ict , . '.. ,"..; ,you wiLl. return 1t backr lnLo open'icourt'. rf you rronlcl Iike, &t this time; you can nov/ before you rregin cleriberations take a ferv *inut,nutes break You catl go to the.jury room, but l:e sure t hat'a1. ..,':. mernbers of the jury are back into ttre room there.,before. you start your deliberations. n--- TIItr COURT: Let the -iecorcl./' / exceptions to the charge. ----.. ..': , ,1,':,. (M'lnnEUPOil, after a short, rCC13ssr the jury retired into the j ury room at 2 z)-S p.m. ) (IVIIEIlEUPON, ot 2:55 p.m the foLloving verdict IIave you rea.trea a verdic.b 1n r,Ias read. ) . TIIE COURT: case? IrlR. FOIlEIlAl,l : . TIIN COURT: read the verclict. shory there were no , Sir Tlre n, this please, "1. .f YeS tr,lo r-r I c1 t, yog;pIease, stand and I'1R . trO RtrI.1AI.t : TYLER, TRIt]BLE AND EATON (]OURT REPOTiTENS 1201 rlnowN M^RX BLDG. BIRMINGIIAM, ALABAMA Iile, the j ury, f ind the fi.x Iler'rrunishment at de fe ndant \ gui,Ity as chargerl Iand four years in the penitentiary. (Jr-rry re ce s s ed . ) THE COURT: \,loulcl the Def endant, pIease r"lriJe.,. r;-. The j ury having f ound you guilty of illegar and..,unloljio{'" 3 4 5 6 Votinr n,"r...._ *-___- g as charged in the indictment, the Court{tow;. .':1 f will be the .: 7 t 9 to lt l2 t3 t4 I5 't6 t7 IE t9 20 2r 22 73 I:I ad j udges you gu{.Ity .of llt egal or unlavrful voti;;. .,-".,r..,1 ;.'i r. { . ,., .. t:.,i Do you have anything to say before your identence? ...,. : :,. TIIE \VITI{ESS: No, I do not. .; ;, TIIE COTIRT: It r.riLI be the orcler, judgme.rit and'l decree of this Court that you be imprisonecl in the -:'' penitentiary of the State of Alabama for a periocl of four years as punishment for t.his crime . I4R. CIIESTIIUT: Your Honor, 1./e tvant to f iIe a motion for a ne\v trial in vrriting. Is it possible that she could remain on that bond r p€nding clisposition on : that motion? TI{tr COUIIT: Sure, l.{R. JOI{l'lsltON: h'e do not have any object.ion to that, Your IIonor. TIIE COURT: Your execrytion of sentence suspencled pendj.no t,he motion'f'br nert triaL and defendant r,riIl be al-Iot:ecl to remain free on the that she is no\'/ r:ncle r . (t{llIJIiIiUPOI{, thc casc \./as finishec] at 3:00 p.rn,) 24 2S 26 rr ' ."i ''f " :.t' tr \n1 ' Y'.q' . ..,--nr..'rri'..,,i/ ,' tJ r." i , -s.j*: ., . :..\. ' r,,1 209 I I 3 4 3 6 , t t IO It It r3 l4 l, t6 t7 t8 l9 20 2l ?7 23 24 23 26 27 28 TYLER, TRIBBLE AND EATON COURT NEPORTERS I 20! BNOWN MARX BLDG. T] I RIvI ING HAM, ALA BANlA .: cERTrrrrcATE o,i MAGGTE S. BOZII}1AI'1, APPELLANT v. S TATD OT . ALN BAIIIA , { APPF]LI,ET:. ,' ..: :,, ..r.;, . .,,.,,.:. i.j, OT P.EPORTf,R'S TRANSCRIPT ..::. '. .. .'.', TO: CIerk of the (Supreme) .,...:: Court of (Civil Appeals ) of:: :', Alabama ' ':. : n,. r^ - ': cAsn No. _tt-lE,-.109 l, cot,lPLrlTr oli ) ) ) ) .) DAT!: OT NOTICE OF APPEAL ',..1,..:. I cortJ.fy that I lrave thls date completed and' ';1, .r .': j"':i filed rsith the cLerk of tlte triaL coi:rt the originaL of '. i.. ... a true ancl correct transcript of tho evl,dence and matteii deEigna'bed by the parLies. AIl palres are nuntbered seriaIly, .c:)eterecl at the l:ottori of the page r prGfacecl : by an inclex (p . no . 3 ) ani ending lvith the numbor . , appearlng at tlro bgttom of thls cert,lf Icate, I certify that a copy of tl_ris certificate has this date been served on the cLerl< of- the appellate court and counsel for each of tl're parties along r.rith a'copy of .' .... thc index. \^l \)A\. day of f\t"rLN*\L,.Lr , 1980.DATnD tlr i s 20 9 (Last numbered Page of record on apy:eaI. 2I0