Bozeman v. State Court Transcript

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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 -

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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
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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

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.I'YLEI.I,'I I(IL'IJLE AND EN-I'ON
COURT REPORTERS

1 20I BROWN MARX BLDG.
BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA

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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
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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

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TYLER, TRIBBLE AND EATON
COURT REPORTERS

I 20I BROWN MARX BLOG.
BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA

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.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
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-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

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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".,.
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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 . .

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absentee ballots. rt se,,.,,$ that any quarif ied eLelcto, ,',' l

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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,. .

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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
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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-
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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

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Code 'provicles

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COUNT REPORTERS

I 20 I IJROVJN MARX RLDG.
L}IRMINGIIAM. ALABAMA

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oJ.ection to rvfti.ch this chapter pertains shall be in the
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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

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befdrL :- such ballots sharL be sr{orn to before a Notaryr .
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PubItc or other officer authorlzEd to acknowledge oaths

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exceipt inI tr',. follorving cases .
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confined ln the"hospital or nursing home or in an
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lnstitution, an.d t.hen the person having charge of
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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
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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

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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

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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
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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'' 

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case, r have marl<ed: The foregolng absentee baLrot
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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

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f rittn 13, section 5-1rs or.) ttre Alabama cocre^

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I975 prov.icles as 1:o11ot./s: J\ny person who shall faLselyr lt/ r-f
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Rnd ilEoffactly \ake any -.sr?.9f)ry1__q_q-a.t_e_.r[e nt._o_f a f f i davi t
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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

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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 .

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.evidence is rvhether the circumstances

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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
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by a prearrangement or on the spur.of th
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certainty it excludes

tharr that of the guilt

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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
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!.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

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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'

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the defendant' ;rnc.l its e:ttcrnh, if &ilIr from aLI the
testitnonl, in Lite case, t:)re acticlns ancl the statements

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COUR REPORTERS

I20I BROWN MARX BLDG.
B I RI!1 ING HAM. ALABAITIA

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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

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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 ...,, 

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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 

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together with arr trre proper: and reasonal:re inferengcs ;
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COURT REPORTERS

l20 l BtiowN MARX ALOG.
BINMINGHAM, ALABAMA

honestly ancl impartially dcterrnine rvhat you berieve to
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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
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' 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
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, that any ruitness might have in the outcome
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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

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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.

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after you have considered.::

and all the evid,ence and.

inforences therefrom, and

you from aII of that and

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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

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must be the verdict of aI1 L)"'o{,V.o,r. Inthen it is
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,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.

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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.

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(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

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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{'"

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g as charged in the indictment, the Court{tow;. .':1 f

will be

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ad j udges you gu{.Ity .of llt egal or unlavrful voti;;. .,-".,r..,1 ;.'i
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Do you have anything to say before your identence?
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TIIE \VITI{ESS: No, I do not. .;
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TIIE COTIRT: It r.riLI be the orcler, judgme.rit and'l

decree of this Court that you be imprisonecl in the 
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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,)

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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

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APPF]LI,ET:.

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OT P.EPORTf,R'S TRANSCRIPT ..::. '. ..

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TO: CIerk of the (Supreme) .,...::
Court of (Civil Appeals ) of:: :',

Alabama ' ':. 
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cAsn No. _tt-lE,-.109 l,

cot,lPLrlTr oli

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DAT!: OT NOTICE OF APPEAL

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I cortJ.fy that I lrave thls date completed and' ';1,
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j"':i
filed rsith the cLerk of tlte triaL coi:rt the originaL of '.

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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
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thc index.

\^l \)A\. day of f\t"rLN*\L,.Lr , 1980.DATnD tlr i s

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