Pickens Board of Education Court Documents; Correspondences; Minutes (Redacted)

    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COI'RT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF AI,ABAI'IA
WESTERN DIVISION

I,IAGGIE S. BOZEIIAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

PICKENS COI'NTY BOARD OF

EDUCATION, et al.,

CIVIL ACTION NO.

cv87-P-2251-W

(.r

Defendants.

PLATNTTFF' S PRE-TRI \L lllEI,fORANDLrl't

1. INTRODUCTION

plalntiff subnits this pre-trial ueuorandurn in support of

her clains.
Plaintiff's clains are as folLows:1

1. The defendants have violated plaintif,f's right to

substantive and procedural due proces6 by teruinating her and

then refusing to reinEtate her without a hearing when they

learned that the prinary basis for her tennination was voided'

2. The defendants have violated plaintiff's rights under

the First and Fourteenth Anendment by refusing to reinstate her

I plaintiff earlier agreed that her fourth clairn would not
be pursued or- incfuaea in tirl-iie-frial Order. Since there will
be no pre-Triaf'b-r-J;;, pi.i"tiff notes this agreeuent- so that the
court wirl ne-lw-a-re-drrit it need not consider the clain. Arso,
as the facts have developea,- prlintiffs second and third claims
are essentiallY the same.



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after they learned that the primary basis for her termj.natiorr was

voided.2

2. STATB,IENT OF FACTS

Plaintiff lras a long-term, tenured teacher with the

pickens County Board of Education. By L979 she had taught within

the pickens county school System for 25 years. she is Black.

she has been extrenely active politically as a leader of the

Alabana Dernocratic Conference, a predouinantly black poli.tical

organization. The defendants lrere well alrare of BOZenan's

political activity, EB shown by the excerpts fron defendant

park,s deposition. PX25. She uas not politically allgne<l sith

any of the Board menbers, all of whom have been white' Id' at 34

gE seo.

In Lg|8, she publicly and actively supported a black

candidate to oppose Park, a long-term nember of the Board' As a

reeult of her activity during that caupaign Bozeman uas eharged

with voting fraud in the circuit court for Pickens county,

Alabama. On November 2, Lg7g, she was found guilty of those

charges by a jury in Pickens County. The defendants then' for

the first tine, began efforts to terninate her. Pxl.

2 plaintiff must concede that so far as she can determine,
the prinary i""".--i" this case is novel' In the words of
defendants, th;- Itprinary reasonrr for the taking oJ plaintiff 's
i;;il;a joL was . -J"""i.tion which has since been declared void.
When the conviction was deciared void, Bozeman requ€sted her job,
and defendants refused. For reasons discussed below, the
defendants have therefore violated the rights of plaintiff.



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Bozenan rras found guilty on a Friday. The same day the

Superintendent told her not to return to work because of the

conviction. The following Tuesday, Novenber 6, L979, ot 6:30

p.n., the Board held a specially called rneeting to deal with

Bozeman in executive session. She was suspended fron her tenured

teaching position, and the process for terminating her was begun.

she rdas not present for the neeting. The only specific reason

for the ternination was the convlction with only a vague

ref erence to trvarious conplaints concerning l'[rs. Bozeman's

perfotmance. n PX1.

The letter notifying Bozeman of the proposed termination

is dated Novenber 6, :-g?g, the saDe day as the night-tlue

neeting. The first charge was her convicti.on. Px2

By letter dated November L2, Lg7g, Bozenan conteeted her

ter-rnination. Px3. By letter dated Novernber 2L, L979, she

requested a one year leave of absence' PX4'

On November 2?, Lg7g, the Board met in another specially

called neeting and granted the request for a on€ year leave of

absence on the condition nprovided that the Board receive a

condltional reeignation frorn her should the conviction be upheld

by the aPPellate courts.[ PX5'

In coupliance with the condition required by the Board,

Bozeman subuitted a conditional resignation which provj-ded as

follows:

In the unlikely event that ny felony
conri"tion is upneta in the Courts of
af.U"t", and in the Courts of these United



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States, please be advised that I will
resign' nf position as a teacher in the
Pick6ns c-ounty Schoo1 System' If ny felolY

"onriction 
i; reversed, however, I will

lnsist on ny rights under the tenure laws
of Alabaua is thLy relate to the discharge
of tenured teachers.

PX6.

By letter dated December 10, L979, the superintendent

acknowledged the acceptance of the conditional resignatlon and

approved the leave of absence. PX7 '

On Decenber L7, tg7g, the Board nunanimously approved the

continuance of the hearing for Maggie Bozeman based on her

request for a leave of absence and condltional resignation.n

PX8.

As the one-year leave of absence neared an end, the

attorney for the Board wrote the attorney for the plaintiff'

px9. In that letter, the Board explained that the ttproposed

cancellation of her contract [vras] for the prinary reason that

she had been convicted of a felony offense by the Pickens County

Circuit Court. rr PX9.

The attorney wrote directly to !ls. Bozeman on the same

date. Px].o. Again, the only specific reason given for the

proposed cancellation was ttthe fact that you had been convicted

by the Pickens County Circuit Court of a felony offense'r IC'

Bozemanrequestedanotherleaveofabsence.Pxll.
on Deceuber 5, 1980, the Board was informed that Bozeman

had requested a leave of absence. PX12. On DeCenber 15, 1980'

the Board extended that leave of absence through Novenber 27 '



1981. PX13. Bozeman rras informed of the extended leave of

absencebyletterdatedDecemberLg,lgs0,fromthe
Superintendent. PX14.

on April 3 , 1981, the superintendent informed the Boar:d

that the Appellate Court had upheld the
circuit courtTs decision in finding l{rs'
u.ggi" Bozeman, fotmer school teacher 'g"ifty of voter iraud. He further inforrned
th; 'goara that lilr ' Ray l{ard, Board
attorney,hadadvisedhirnthattheBoard
"ooia 

n6i accept Mrs. Bozenanrs resignation

", 
-ii"t.a in her letter requesting a -leaveof -abJence until she had exhausted the

appeals process avallable to her through
the Judiclal sYstem of Alabana'

PX15

Byletterdate<iNovemberll,lgsl,theattorneyforthe
Board inforued the attorney for Bozeman that the second oDB-leaE

leave of absence uas about to expire. Px16. Again, the BOard

confirued the basis for the rproposed cancellation effort

contract, the naJor charge being that of the felony convictioll.'r

The letter also confimed an awareness that Bozeman pursuing her

conviction rthrough tbe Federal court.tr However, the Board had

ngiven some prelininary indication that it does not wish to

continue this rnatter further.rt Therefore, Bozeman's resignation

was requested. Ld. By November L7, 1981, the attOrney for the

Board had learned that Bozernan rras represented by another lawyer,

t{r. solomon Seay, and wrote hiu. Px17. By that point, the Board

had apparently concluded that ttno further leaves of abse:nce ' or

extensions thereof, would be appropriaterr'



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By letter dated Decenber 8, 1981, the Board through its

attorney infor.ued Bozeman that it would meet on Decenber 14, 1981

and act on her resignation at that tine' Px18

By 1etter dated Decen^ber L5 , 1981, the def endants notjrf ied

plaintiff of a hearing to be held on the cancellation of her

contract. PX19

on January 8, Lg82, the Board met, held a hearing on this

natter, and approved the cancellation of Bozeman's contract.

pX2O. Since the Board was continuing to consider the iss'ue of

the conviction, which Bozenan uas still challenging, she saw

nothing to be selived by attending that hearing'

The Board infor"ued Bozeman of its decision by letter dated

January 8, L982, from its SuperintenJent' PX21'

. Aa-she had previously informed the defendants, and as they

were aware, Bozeman continued to chaLlenge her conviction through

the federal court systen. On april 13, 1984, the United States

District court for the Middle DiviEion of Alabama granted her

petition for writ of habeas corpus and vacated the conviction'

PX22. The Court found that there Uas rrno evidencetr to support

the conviction of Bozeman. Id. at 11' In addition' the Court

held that she was rrtried upon charges that lr'ere never made and of

which [she was] never notified.n Id. at 22' AccordinglY, on

August 9, 1984, Bozeman's attorney wrote and asked that the Board

return Bozeman to work. PX23

The Board met On August 2L, 1984, without inforning

plaintiff that it waa then ureeting to consider her request, and



denied her request. Px24. No hearing lras held on Bozenan's

request to be reinstated-

Excerpts from the depositions of the individual defendants

are enclosed as pX25-30. The depositions confitm PX9 that' the

priuary reason for the termination was the conviction which has

now been declared void.

3. ARGT'I.TENT

A. Since Due Process Requires that Defendant's
Action be Supported by Substantial Evidence,
It Cannot be- Lased on a Conviction Which

The Court of APPeals

public enPloYer takes away

requirement that nthe action

has repeatedlY ruled that uhen a

property interest, there is a

taken is supported by srrbstantial
( evidence.n Hatche? v. Board of Pubric Education and Orphanage

for Bibb County, 809 F.2d L546, L552 (I1th Clr. 1987). Accord,

755 F.2d 1492, L496Holley v. Seminole County School District,

1499-1500 (1lth Clr. 1985); Viverette v' Lurleen B' t{allace State

Junior college,58? F.2d LgL, L94 (5th cir. L979); Fergruson v'

Ibenag, 430 F.2d 852, 859 (sth Cir' 1970)'

Here, the evidence defendants used to support the priuary

reason for the termination has been declared void. Therefore, Do

substantial evidence exists to support the deprivation of

Bozeman,s property interest in her job' AccordinglY' the

property interest should be returned to her'

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The Principle of rtJust Treatnentrr
Inherent in Due Process and Its
Prohibition Against ArbitrarY or
Capricious conduct Forbid Public
Ernployers From SuPPorting the
rernination of a Tenured Teacher
rranad rrn Vaid Conviction.

The best known description of due process is that:

Justice Frankfurter:

1552-53.

recognlzed

and quoted

as follows:

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I D ] ue process , It unlike qome lqe1l rules ,

i; i:ot a technical conception with a fixed
content unrelated to tine, place and
circr:mstances. Expressing as it does in
its ultiuate analysis respect enforced by
ia, for that' feeting of Just treatment
which has evolved through centuries of
errgf o-Arerican constj.tutional history and
ciiilization, "due processr' cannot be
inprisoned within the tleacherous linits of
any for:mula.

, 34L U.S. L23t L62,

7L S.Ct. 624, 643, 95 L.Ed. 8L7 (1951) (Frankfurter' J.

concurring), guoted, anong other-places, in HaEgheL SOg F'2d

InHlEgheE,SogF.2d1553,theEleventhCircuit
rrthe versatile nature of the due process reguirententtt

FerM, 430 F.2d 852, 856 (5th Cir. 1970),

the standards of procedural due process are
no wooden absolules. The sufficiency of
procedures employed- in . anY. particular
iituation nust be-judged in light of the
p-rties, the sub je-ct natter and the
Lircumstances involved

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The Eleventh Circuit has also

prevents teacher firinq at Public

or caPriciousrr. Holley, 755 F.2d

335 F. SuPP. 1086, 1088 (D. Neb'

(8th cir. Le72l,

FinallY, ds recognized in

852, 857 (5th Cir. 1970):

stated: rrDue Process Cl.ause

university w

L499, citing
hich was arbitrary
Roznan v. 811:rott,

L97L'), affirmed, 467 F.2d 1145

Ferguson v. Thomas, 43o F.2d

The substance of due Process requires
thai no instructor who has an expectancy of
continued euplolment be deprived of that

"*f"-t"t"y 
by mere cerernonial conpliance

with Procedural due Process'

Here, Bozeuan has experienced grossly unfair treatuent.

First, she suffered a felony conviction in Pickens county and a

prison sentence when there was nno evidencer to convict her and

when she was in fact tried upon charges that uere never made and

of which she wa6 never notified. Defendants concede that they

relied upon the conviction as the prinary reason for plaintiff's

terminatlon. Nevertheless, when they sere informed that the

conviction had been voided, they refused to take any action' even

granting plaintiff a hearing, to correct their oun injustice'

under the circumstances, defendants have failed to provide

plaintiff with just treatment, have acted arbitrarily and

capriciously, and have attenpted to rely uPon nere ceremonial

compliance with procedural due process'



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c. Since the Primary Reason Given for
Bozeuan's Termination is Void, Due
Process Requires that She be Reinstated'

Both the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits have held that

substantj-ve due process prohibits the deprivation of a property

interest for reaeons other than those given'

In Kel1v v. Snith, 764 F.2d L4L2, 1413 (11th cir. 1985),

the court nade it clear that one states a clain for violation of

sr:.betantive due process when he is deprived of a property

interest rfor an iuproper notive or . . . for reasona other than

thosegiven....r

This 'Court has recognized that the
'dePrivationofapropertyinterestforaniupioper notive ana by uea-ns tha! {arel
prete-xtuaI, arbitrary ?nd capriciousrr
conatitutes a substantive due pT99e88
vioiatlon. H93fB [v' City of Gainesville]'
688 F.2d t13281 it-rrrz t(11th cir' 1982)l'
see also ioane-v. Callisburg, 511 F'2d 633,
639 (5th Cir. 1975) '

Barnett v. Houaiqg Authoritv of the city of Atlanta, 7O'l r'2d

1571 , L5?7 (l1th cir. 1983). There' the court affirmed a

judgnent for a plaintiff on a substantive due process claj'u where

there uas evidence that the reasons offered for plaintiff's

ternination uere pretextual and the real reason was to make

plaintiffascapegoatformountingpublicpressure.
The Fifth circuit has accepted a sinilar substanti've due

process theory in Russell v. Harrison, 736 F.2d 283,-287 el seq.

(5th Cir. 1983), where the Court held:

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Despite plaintiffs' failure to elaborate,
hosevir, it is clear that they are claining
deprivation of substantive due process
baied on the fact that their contracts uere
ter:rninated while the contracts of other
euployees were naintained, all in absence
of any rational plan to explain this
action.- This is all that is reguired'

Id. at 288.

Here, the prinary basis for the decision to teiinate

plaintiff was voided. N€vertheless, defendants refused to

reconsider their decision. Since the prinary basls for t'he

decision is gone, it logically follows that the true reason for

the teraination was sonething else.

D. The Court Should Find that Bozenan
was Teriminated or Not Rainstated
in Violation of her First and
Fourteenth Anendnent Rights-

public officials cannot uake enploynent deciEions for

enployees like tEachers on the basis of their political activity.

E-.3-, Raffi, Lo7 S. Ct. 289L (1987); H4LgheE, 809

F.2d 1555 9l seq.

In this case,

1984, defendants knew

had been voided. rhe

that the defendants

political activitY in

uhen plaintiff requested reinetatenent in

that the prinary reason for her ternination

Court should conclude that the true reason

did not want to reinstate her was her

opposition to the Board members.

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For all of

enter a judgnent in

4. CONCLUSION

the reasons stated

favor of Plaintiff.

herein, the Court should

RespectfullY submitted,

OF COTINSEL:

C@PER, I,IITCH, CRAT{FORD,
KUYKENDAI"L E WHATLEY

Suite zOL, 409 North 21st Street
Bimingharn, Alabana 35203
(2051 328-e576

CERTIFICATE OF SERVTCE

Iherebycertifythatlhaveservedatrueandcorrect
copy of the foregoing upon the following counsel of record by

depositing same in the U' s' llail, postage prepaid' on this 'ec

day of ,4 , rt , 1988 'J
Ray Ward, Esquire
Rai, oliver, Ward & Parsons
P. O. Box 55
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35402



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thcPlcLcnrCorrotyBoerdofEducrtloaruthotlzedDctonoGlfyyou
thrt th. Borrd 1e cooeid.rl3g . d.n;ibtlotr of your cotrtrlcc. Llrentrcr

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Ttre followtng epcclflc chergca hevc bccn -tdc tn relatlin to your pGr-

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euuaorl ;;;;"i;t offmae tmdcr thc Lare urd stetutcs

' of thc Stetc of Alabaar'

2. Your fallure to follorr the rulee of your eupervtalng'
prtnclpal rcgerdlng afgaiag 1n at thc beglan1ng of thc

rchool daY.

3.YourfallurQtorubultosrrdatotTueeklyleiaoopleolto
Your PrlnelPal.

4. Your fallurG to rubolt ,ou: 9oPt1"P"8 cducetloa plear

to your prloclpel ee rciulred by thc pol1c1cr of the

Plcitcse Lot-ty loerd of Educrtlon'

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xoiobrr 5, 1979

5. Ialubordlnrtloa regardtng your fallute to ebldc by or

follos thc dlrGctlonr -i irr"ttuctlone of your prtaclpal
rnd/or thc tr'l'ttnt tuPerlatcndcat rGgardlng the-

drffctoiii.i-i.."tlbcd in paragrephr 2, 3 md 4 ebovc'

If you dcrlrc to coat!8t thlr propoecd.cancclletloa, thcn you Dutt

f1lc wlth at. ro.ia-of gdrr".afoo-.a'1cart flve drya prlor to thc hrerla3

your lutcntloa to-ioatort. rou ury alao relect to havc your hcerlng

elthcr publlc or prtvrtc rad hrvc your rtt9ll:y Prstcnt' You elro hrvc

the rlght to eubpora. t ltD..... oo'your brhslf rccordLog to BhC t'r:E

end provlrloar oi-i"i.f* L6-24-g oi ttt" Codc of Aleboa' 1975'

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lforrcnter 72, ]-979

!8. wLIIJ[En W. Carpnter, Slperinten&tt
Pid<ens Ccnrtty Boad of E&ratist
P. O. Bo( 3:l
Car:roUEt, eL 35447

Ear lt. CalFnter!

prsegant b g 16-2{-9, 6de of Alabm 1975' I a tnreQr-r*fryirg
y""-U1aa i-iittpa to izrtest t11e propsd carrettatlst of try cqrtr,5g
ard I shalt Ue rryesened bry l€gil trltluel + fr board tparfng
sdrl,ed ftr n5id&, mcen[er 4, L979. I &si+ a pSILc lnrJrrg.
A-rq,Eaa tu a ffst'6f wltresas-will be m& withtn thc rE(t fur'
dayg.

Sirerely

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CERTIFIED MAIL NO. P073563299

Novenber 2L, 1979

!{r. l{llliarn W. Carpentet, Superintendent
Plckene CountY Board of Education
Post Office Borr 32
Carrolltonr Alabana 35447

Re: Propored Contract Cancellation

Dear &lr. CarPenter:

purguant to the provLeione of Section 16-2rt-13, Code of Alabama,
1t?5-f hercby relueet a leave of abaencc without pay.pcnding
ttre outcoc of uf appcal of a felony olfenge convlctl,on Ln the
Courts of Alabana.

If this requcet is granted by-the Board, it would be rith the
conditlon €trat the 6hargcs aird hearing addreeeed to tos -1n yotq
i.ti.r-oi lrovenUer 6, tiZg w1II be held in abcyancs atrd that I
need not appcar to answer said chargee on Decober 4, 1979'

Thls reguest for lcave ghall be for the period requJ.:6d to
ippcaf iy eonvictionr which is not expected to exceed one (1)
ycar from thlc date.

l{y thanks in advanca f,or the Boardts prompt and coneiderate
attention to this rcquest. ln eatly ieaponse 1e-nc€ded in order
that I nay prepare fdr the Deccnber 4, 1979 hearlng in the event
this request 1g not granted.

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CERTIFIED MAIL NO. P15 8601991

November 30, L979

!llr. william t{. CalPenter, Superintendent
Pickens CountY Board of Education
Poet Office Box 32
Carrollton, Alabaua 35447

Re: Condltional Reeiqnation

Dear l{tr. CarP€nter:

In the unlikety event that my felony conviction ls upheld ln the
Corrrtg of Alabana, tnd in the Courta of thece Unlted States,
pleaee be advLeed that I w11.1 realgn roy-5rceitlon as a teaeher
ir, ttr. Pickene County School Syateu. ff ny-felony cotwlction
ie rEverged, howeverl I will ineist on Ey righta under the
tenure laws of Alabama ae they relate to the dlecharge of tenrrred
tgachers.

a. ) ltaggie i Bozeoan

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Slncerely,



PICIiEIi S COUIfTY BOARD OF EDUCATIOS
O1ft63 61 llI Sutatrntand.al

2. O. tor 32 Plron t6r.tl02
clnnoLLTot{. al,^Satla 3C{47

. Decetrber 10, L979
Ma.rrbtrt ol tha Soord

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! w@oAno, JR.
PraraCanl

Mrs. !,taggle S. Bozeoan
P. O. Drawer T

Allccvllle, Alabaoa 35442

Dear !trs. Bozeaan:

Ra: Plckens corsty Boerd of EducaBloo - Euplolment Status

Thlt htter rould .Grv. to atknoslcdge rGcGlPt of lett3rs frou you

concGrtrlnSyoureEPlo}'Esqttt8GutrlththcPlckcnscouDtyBoardofEducetlon.
ip.ifff".ity, tt.ti ,is flrat recelvcd a lctter by you r'gucstlog e lcevc of

"L".r."" 
rtrfch rreg agbacqucatly follored by r coadltlonal rcrlgnetlon aottce

peodlog thG outcooc of jour eppeal of a fcloay couvlctlon by Bht Clrcul't
Court of Ptekaar CouotY' Alsbua.

Aa you are awatre, thc Boerd of Educgtlon hed tchaduled r hrerlng on

your atatus aB a tenuicd talchtr, rhlch hcerlng res coa3tnucd rt thr rcqueet
of yo,, and your coqnrol rsrd barcd uPon thG eforoorntloacd r'quGtt for leave

of abtcncc wlth coodttlonal rmlgaetloo. The Board Dlt ln a epactal cellcd
Deettng on Noveobcx 27, 19?9, to consld.r your rGquGtt end-votcd rt thet
tlEe to g,raoB your rcque.t for a lceve'of lbaencc durlng tho Peodency of
your rppGal prowldca iUrt thc condttloodl lettrr of rcllgnltloo wlc rccctvcd
forttrrlth. Ttret lett.r havlag b6n recclved, thc actlon of thc Borrd haa

bccooe flnal ana iou are hcrcly notlfled that the offlclel rcquelt for 1ea,e

of absence hag Ue'ea graatcd foi a pcrlod of tlue not to cxcecd onc (1) year:

froo 1!g date. Llkewlae, you are iurther notlfled thet ahould the appellate
court(s) uphold thc felony convlction thcn thc guboltted condlttonal reetg-
natloo rould take effcct l@Gdlately'

' you should also be awsrc thrG the prevloue auapenaloo of you by the

Board of Educetlon hae beeo ruPPlanted 6y ttre leave of abeence granted; hos-

ever, the Board-reaerrres fte rfght to relnstltute the auepenslon ehould

clrctrrr8tancea ln the future dlciate the seEe prtor to 8ny f1nal declelon on

your tenured 8tatus.

$JC: agJ

CC: l'1r. Ralmond E. Ward
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on D'cnb'r 17' 1979' ellh

tha toltwlol SDarr P?at.ntl Laart' T' !' good'rd, Jr" Ch'irun' J' v' Pltl' J"l ?ttr'
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2, XIXUIES APtRovED:

on tEtlon ud. by ltr. Nolrad. rcondrd by Hr, Prt.' th. tlnut.3 of th. ratln3 ol t{ov"b'r
19, tgrr. Y.r. u.olDualr.tPrw'd'

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th. tlnu!.a ot th. -.ttn3 of tlov.$.t z, , Lr19 r.ra r.ld .od oa DGlon Id. b' ltr ' tlolrnd .

rcondrd by xr, !aca. {sa sanlDualy rPProv'd'

4. PAYIOLLS A'IiOVED:

on Dtloo rd. b, llr. 1.a..
ulanlDualy a9ptovad. '.ccld.d 

by xr. PrsL. 3ht lollalnt D.trou'r tot llovd'r r't'

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th. Su?.rlnt.ndant dlrcu.xd rlth th" loord th' Strtlt lLnlt'rnt Cd('r6c"?fi'or'd by

rh. A.l.g.!. ln rbnr3o-t, ii-i.ur,."! I md 2. lgco. on D!lo. rd. by xr. !d3mrrh. ..cood.d
iy xr. ffofrna. th. larrd r..nlDualy .uGhorlt..l lh. Sup.alnl.ndrn! lo Drtsr.31rt1 loard Chrlr-
rin uodrra. lo.td L.-.rl ?.t.. !.rL.nd tloLnd. rld suP'rllsadct Cttpmt'r'

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?h. sue.rlnt.nd.nc call.d.tt.tStm to lha r.quarG. of th. luP.alntdrdant.-Dr' cut'r ud
tt ry ilia.r'Go rra.nd protrirtorl -.tlnal. On Etlon ..d. by Xt. P.rL, .tcmd.d b, llt.
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on Etlon uC. by Hs. P.rL' a.cond.d by !tt' !r!', th' !o'rd l,l'trlDutty 
'PProv'd 

th' fol-
lilln3 etltta Paraoonal racilodattoo3 a3 Pa'rnttd by tht St?'tlnlmd'ot '

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th.t[ !. xc]lult.n, Tttl. I tc.ch.r rld..3 Altcrvlll. Elnollrr. .ff.ctlv. D.ctrb.r lo
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tobast L.glld.r, rch.nic rt.chol bu Srrta'. 'ff'ctlE 

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llcrb.rr L. Lvmdor .nd J.xa t. Elllolt, to rll6d l 56P I.ltna ln ltlIt' B.rch. llorldr'
J6nu.r, lGl{r 1980

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cotrtlnu.nca o( r hrrtinj (or Hlaala lotan b.aad on hrr rcquIt lor r trevr o( eb(ncr end

coEdltlonal raaltnallon.

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D.c-.r l!. 3o d!.elrrt "iiTtit-otetrJt 
or rattiiroo ptrtottn'r lht tlill 

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toto uxlv:allTY aouLlYAtD
?trgor. At-D^r.

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llr. Iraaeth L thoaer
Alrbor Educrtloa Arrocltttou
Port Offlcr Dor ll77
lootjoocry, Alebrne !6195

ll: ltr3gle S. lozroen

Drer ka:

Ar you rdll recrll, thc rborc ladlvlduel rr rploycil er e trecher
rtth tbr ?lelcm Couaty lotrd of lducrttoa rhrrrupon rhr r3 Eo!1-
fted by thc torrd of ltr propotrd celcrllrtloa of hr eoatrrct for
tbr prlmt, rr!.ron thrt rhc hrd brca coavlctrd of r feloa, offrarc
Dy thr llclrar Cormty Clrcult Gourt. 8tl hed nqucrtld I Lrrr of
rbrcacr rlthout pry, rtrlch rcquot ur3 trtat.d E thr lorrd ntth thc
Itrttrtloo thtt lot erccrd ooe tctto ttrt yrrr 1r lbout to qplrr

    
 

      
     

If t Levc lot b:erd frc thc Superlotcldcat rr3rrd1a3 hlr rrcrlPt of
. rr.gu..t frc tlrr. tozlota by thc ftrrt rrrl la Dlclrberr I vfll
.a.rac thrt ah. dort aot latcod to rccl thc rroc end rlll rdvllr thc
toerd to r:rchedulc thc cracelhttoa h:rrlaj rad provldr both ,ou
rnd brr vlth aotlcr of ltr drtc.

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!,E: olel,ana rorrntv loard or ldrrcatlon-Propotcd Contrnct
fancrtlnt{on.
f p;1rr7. a t qhreneP re.ttr?0t .

hOtf ttfC.l6-rnnn:

ln varr rrl l l roeall, thr Plclena eorrnty Board of Prlueatlon hnd Fehr-
'ls1l or{ n heetl nc fo? Ilaee'ther 4 , 1979 f or the nr.tfpos. nf ennelderl nr!
tl'a ceneel I et ton 6F vorrr crnlovn.nt eontf.et it r teieher. Tlre
orounds tnr tha Fronotod eenccllrtlon lnclurltd, eilonq othrrr, tha
faet ihet vou hed hern convl,ctarl h.1 thc Dlckcoa carrntv tl!7qrrl.t
aorrrt of ll tolony offeisa. ynrr hed rrquartad thi? tha lonrd zrtnt
voru larv'.f lhqeqet rlthorrt Drv t?n.llnB tho (rlrteoate of you ni!-
nrol of tlrlr eanv{etlon. Thle raqu"rt rril' qrrntod lrv thr Eonrrl
ul ?h thc rro.r, rJ o the? tt not Grecad otto vGtre

Thp rrno vorr taiv; of ahrrnco q,rantad hr ?hq r6rt6 lr a\orrt to or-
nlro nn'l , unless i nGw requcst ll tu,lo on thc tenc hertt rta thr {n-
Itlnl reart@str tho lorrd uorlrl hc nlaee,l ln a nortllon of hav{ne ro
rerelrc'lrr'l c th^ heer{ nq enrl nrOecrd trl th trre proporpd eontraet c.,!n-
ecl ratlon, lt thrrnf are rrll I he anerrrrhant unon you to ra.uh6rr r
nrr.? reirt^et far n llavo of n\aenee r'{thOrrt nrV en,l th6t tfilr r.-
a.art bc mrntttrd er ioon lrr porrihlr io thrt lt cnn be nff tel.rl lv
eonel4ero'l hv the tlonrd.

vnrt? rt?onn? ectlnn tr ancnureloi tn order to rvolC env rtlfflerrltlaq
reqlf rf tnp rr4,r" rtitrr! o

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Certlfled P29 7736279

P. 0. Drawer T
Aliceville, Alabama 35442
November 24, f980

Mr. Willian W. Carpenter, Superintendent
Pickens County Board of Education
Post Office Box 32
CarroIlton, Alabama 35447

RE: Leave of Absence

Dear t'lr. Ca4ent,er:

PursuanttotheprovlsionsofSectionL6-24-L3,@
bama L975, I herlby request a leave of absence wlthout Pay
FAffi'fig-he outcoul qf gY- ?Ppeal of a felony offenee eonvic-
tion li the Courts of Alabiuna.

If this request is granted by -the Board, lt would be with the
conditlon dtrat the Eharges and hearing addressed to ue in
,o"i-ittter of November-5, L979, will-be held in abeyance gend-
irrg Ehe dispositlon of oY aPPeal.

This request for leave shall be for the pellod requlred to

"pp""i-riy 
co.rlction, whlch ls not expected to exceed one (1)

year froo this dace.

My thanks in advance for the Board's proupt and consideraEe
aEEentlon Co thls request.

Slncerel

(I,lrs. )

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Nov 21 198



ilr{lllB m Plmils c0u}fi B()Aru} 0t DUCAII()I{

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!h. plck.na cornry to.rd of Educ.tlm rt in.p.clrl a...lon oo D.c.d.r 5, l98o 't 
u:00

r.i. ln A!torn.v rv urra'r'lt;it;i;-;;;;ti;oI'-Airbes' vlth rh' tollwtn3 "*'r' er"'nr;

x..rar. J.cl P.G.' ch'1rr'n'"]:::: ;: 
"iiiil-tiJ'rova-idjrorth; 

Abt'nt: llr' J' v' Prrk'

Al.o Dr.tGG vrrr Suprrlntrialf-L'p*ttt rnd Attora"' ll.rtlo try rnd lry urr6'

Sup.rlnlrtd.n' ctrP'nr'a soltld'd th' lorrd.thlt Gh' PurPot' of lht' crll'd r'tln3 r" to

.n.rrl-io.iJ-is.o*.,. .o_#loilfj:;:i'Aii,::;Hr,:i"if*..:l::f.1on a'rr!rv! to rh'

loard rnd.n, oth'r Ptrtofii

Atto?n.t. lt rtln xry md l'y g'rd Proc"d'd to-upd't' th' !o'td otr lh' tlchltd Ab3too ctt'

rnd th. cord.r vr. urrrvTir::' ;;; li"itta tlt r"lti tt"t ch' tich'td Abtton c'3t hrd b"n

u.lan.d lo rh. Ahb.r supiil'couii'rrc !h. courr it rppeetr fnd thrt m turth" 
'Gtlott 

on

th. D.aG ot lh. Dorr6 'otti'il"Il]ttrry'- 
,nrv-ara.tii riti' rt'n th' lu,ta court uould

r.nd.r rl' d.ct.ron. coral.-i..-iiliii'r. ..irr vrti-ttrr !!.frh clrcutt couat of AP9"l' ln

rw orl..n'. At.ln th"t;:;:;t^:i;;;'".;r5ro11 ttti''ir"v dtd noc Lnn " 
to th' Po"lbl'

d.clrlm bv th. Fltth cl"tii.'ll't"' tn boGh clrt' iit f"tic suld b' stltl''t lf,dl's'lv

oi .oy ."aioo os d.cl'loo by ch' courcs'

SuP.rhGrodmt c'rp'nG'r th'! s"d lo th' !o'rd r l'st'r ftil !lrr' x"t1' S' lot"'n

r.eu.rrln8. l..E ot.o.-"] iliil- yrii rfrrctrvr no";.t 2'. l9!o pearinr hrr 
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li-ipp.rr..- n.'-iii-i.ra io rtrr iorrd. t'tt" ol r'13-

il!lon ,ro. silrl. r. -ro!ll..Iui ii i,-rh.n. co-.i-iiri-sitool. .tl.cGl..D'c!*'r '' r9c0'

Afr.r dl.cui3too ud 6 r.lllr;il'.i""-ir-iir ro.ra ii'.o-;v.. lt u.. lh' walDu d'cltloo ol

rh. to.rd -rb.r. pa.r.oG ;t-il;;-; r.qs.G. b. .cr.d upoa rr rt. r.lulrr r'llna o'

tloodat. D.c.rD.r 15'

thar. b.lni no fuath.r lr.- ot buatna.r, m D!1on rada by tlt. ldfmsth. "cond'd 
b' l(t '

xofJ.-tlr lorid vrr 'tlorDu'ly 'd'ousntd'

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Ar-- D...6b." l3- lq8o

tha llclanr Cc6ty lbord of lducatloo xt tn ra3utrr ..ralon on Daca.b.r 15, 1960, ln Gh.
court roc o[ th. llclca Couty Courthou. elth Cha follwln3 nb.ra praa.nt: tLr.rt. Jacl
?!a!, Ch.lilo. JD. C. llol.nd rad loyd Zd3rerrh.nd xrr. tl.ncy l.lrl Ab..nar Xr. J. v. t.rl,.
Alao praamc rra SuparlDaaadant Carpantar, Aralttaac Suparlnt.ndant tlolltrn and Voctcloul,
Dla.ctor lt r Strlpllnl.

l. AcEl{DA ATPiOVEDT

Ot! Dtlon..d. bt ltr. tlcl.ad, t.Gmd.d by ltr. lda@sth, th. !o.rd miDu.It.pprond
.hr r3.nd. er griratrd by th. Scpartntcd.nt.

2. XITUIES lt?lrovlD3

On Etloo rd. by Xr. Ed3.uorthr r.cond.d b, l{r. ilol.nd, th. lorrd 6e!Du.lr.pprov.d
th. ilnuc.a ol th. r.!1n3 ol Xovrb.r lr. f9t0.

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PICI(INS COUNTY BOARD OI" EDUCATION
Qllto ol th. t,rrtiaind.nl

l. O. !q t2 tlwr. t6r.ll02
CIBROIJTON. AII\A .Ua 3C{{7

Docenber 19' 1980

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-LIAA w. CAtt:,XTtt
luDalnlandaal

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Prat.danl

ttarrba[ o, th.r loo?d

J Y tAlt. Allcarrlla
JAXI! O. Lot.Al|lr. CJoarlm
JAcilAr€.oor0o
IOYO fOOlWOtlx.l.lorm

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l{ra. Maggle S. Bozeoan
P. O. Drarcr T
Allccvllls, Alabaoe 35442

Dcar l{rr. Bozrnra:

Re: Plckrne county Boerd of Educrtton - Propoaed cootrrct
Cencrlletloo. Loevs of Absoncc R.guc.c.

Thc Boerd bu rccctvcd rod uould ecknolrdS. your r.qu.tt
for lcevr pcndlog thr outcon. of your .PP.rl of t coavlctloa by
the Plckcn. County Ctrcult Court of e fcloay off.B.G. Ar l1rt
ycar, your rcquG.t h.! beon grented by the Boerd for a p.rlod of
tloc not to excccd one (1) yGtr. Alao, thc rrqur.t 1s coadltloa€d
upon your contltrual lgr.co.nG to voluatartly rca18g .hould tht
appesl bc denled and thr convlctlon uPhcld.

If thlg tc not satlsfactory t.ltth you, you rhould Botlfy ut
slthln ten (10) deye of the date of thlr lcttor of your tP.clflc
obJeetlonr thGrcto, rhorrupon the rGqu.at uould br drnled end

notlce of thc Boardr. rG.chcdullng of thc hoertng oa your cootract
cancellatlon would be lcot.

tlWC:ag!

CC: Mr. Rayurond E. Ylatdt/
l1r. Kenneth L. Thonae
Board Meubera

Slnccrely,

tl1ll1ao Il. Carpcoter
Suporlnteodent

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rt{II6 0t HgEls ol,lltY B0AnD 0F DUCAIl0ll

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Tb! Ptctm. County lol?d o, Educttlon Dt ln rP.clal t..3lon rt l:0O P'1. on Frldayr Attll
3, f9!f . tD cit tc.rd roc ulch Gh" tollovlol xrb.rt pr.r.ntr Xr. J.cl Ptt., Ch.liln. !lr. J.
V. put. llr. J.r. G, Xotaod, ltr. toyd Ed!ffirth rnd Xrr. X.ncy Frlr. Alto pratanl v.r. tugar-
lotandant Carpantar, Aa3lstrnt Supaaln3adct tloll lsn attd SuFrlDttnd.nt-Elact Path[.

l. tlll{Uttl ltllOvED3

Th. suParln!.ndaG a..d th. llnut.t of th. r.tln3 o( lLrch lt' l9tl' 0n Etlon r'd' by
Hr. Ed3tErlh, tacordad by tlst. 1.1r, ch., u.r. unlDu.ly.PProv.d.

2. tuccrE u,za{Al c sE:

Tht Sug.rtnr.ndaoG ah.s.d r!,th th. lorrd lnfoiltlon th.c th. App.llrl. Coual h.d u9h.ld
Bh. Clrcult Courrrt d.ettlm tn flndln3 llsr, lllgtt. lor.In, loilr lchool, t..ch.t, 3ullt, of
vot.r trrud. f. lurah.r tnrorrd th. !o[d th.t ltr, R., ta.rdr lo.rd.ltorn.t, h.d.dvlr.d ht.
thaG tha loard could not tccapt !lrr. lotantt r.ailnatlon aa tt.t.d ln hat lattrr rrqaatln3
e ltevr of.baanca uatll aha had arhauat.d tha rpparls grocrrr rvellebta to hat thtouah tha

I Judlclrr, .rrtc of Alrbr.

l. ttlArclAl 31An9!

I o. suprrlnaa!&nt ah.s.d ulth th. lo.rd th. fln.aci.l aa.tu .. of Aprll t. polralna oul
' thaG. bacruaa of uanar naahar rr.uttlnl ln raducad .rPmdlturaa for furl atrd othas coac-

cul3itrg tGat3i ah. loald h.d r.dE.d lcr .rp.ct.d d.tlclt b, $]O.0OO durtnt l.brury aod ,Lrch.

a. @tDo lulLDnG lloJlgr:

fh. 3ug.rtltcdana adrfuad ah. lo.rd th.t h. h.d cmt.ct.d Dr. Larna t..lu.i st.ta lugar-
lnt..dant of td[c.tldr, ala lir. C.rol Xla.tldln ulth th. Stala luudln3 Calarlm r.lacls
to f.curln3 trr,qro addittill lud3 3o.trrbl. rh. lo.rd lo.cc.?c th. ld bld 6lh. cordo
llbsa"r-acfuacFad.lntacracl,v. brlldlaj ra daatarrd. H. (urth.r .Cvlaad th. lo.rd th.t lir.
ll!.rllCtm h.a c.ll.{ ra lltl'.... 6lH!..d.rr APrU 1..dv131n3 ch.t ch.3t 3. l[lldlla
Ca:l..lon h.d .DDsoytd th. .ddltlon l t7!,00O rr s.qlr.!...

, Ar!.r dlacuaalm tnd c Dclil rd. by xra. Llt' l.coria.d b, Xr. lasl. tlx lo.td lrlGl-
Dut, r.rd.d th. lo, bld lo 1at coilGructlon coT.tr, (bld l.bul.sl6'oo tth)' Th' Dtloa

, r.lr tGlpul.s.d that rh. lup.?lntaod6t .dvl.. ch. rachlt.cl to cmtlnu lo tr.aDtl.t, ulth
I fL! cmrtrxrlm Corfrn, ln rn attror !o r.ducr th. co.t of th. cotratrucclotr. lt rtry could

br srrd tn thlr I!!.t' lt Hld b. tP.nc on conmctloa 1oY:tr1:gl.:._l| , .. ,=:;.--:!;-' ,r, :)-r- c--... ,

' 5. lDroirlilr

i glrl rtton.ad. b, llr. !art. 3.cmdad by !tr. ldamrth' th. loard v.. tDanlDu.ly.djournrd.

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t. ra?ta ollval. Jr
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R.ry. Oulvsn & W.ARD
AT'OINCYS AT I.AVY

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Tutcat@a^. ALal^rl

Norreaber 11, 1981

U8. lGnncth L. Itloar
tlabana Educatlon AcsocLatlon
Poat Officc Box 4177
t{ontgoocry, Alabana 36195

!e:PickcnlcormtyBoEdtofEducatlon-tlagglcBo3etrIrn

Dar Xanl

Lyou wlll rtcall, Uaggie Bozorur waa I tonured tcachcr utth thc Plckrnr

@unty rchool tysta rrtrrn ln 19?9 rhc t|ae cotwiCtodl ln ttrr PLckau @unty clrcult
Court of a trlony oftcnre . llharo nrc chargCe hought agaJ'nlt hcr qr r propoaccl

cancrllatlon o! hcr contrect. ttrc aaJor chargc b.ro; trrai of.ltrl lolqry corvLctlor'

At thtt tiD, rhe rcquoatrd andl lccurod. *'" yclr'i tca't'" of abrcncc fra tltc

Board lnndlng hcr apprel of thc convl'ction' dc egatn 8!qu'tt'd e 6cqrd loevc of

a.bcncc wrrrch "." 
g'rl"tod for anottrcr ycar whLl. hcr appcal cqrtLnucc'

€) n, .#:,"LT:,:';P;Atffi ':H:T"rH",liil,r*."IL::rut
tlrough thc Fcderaf cor:rt. Ihat Day or EAy not bo totally acculat' but rr I sa;y

lt lc rtrat la shoun on tom old notcl ln uy flIc'

'hG 
tratt r has agaln rcrchcd tlre Snlnt where s ar! apBroachJ'ng tlo ycaas

donn thc road fro tJrc datr ttri orfginil hearlng rar rchcdlulad to bc hsldl on the

cqrtract canccllation BttGt. ttc ioara has giion lou prelininary indlcatlqt
that lt docs not rd,rh to cortlnuc thls Elttsr firrtlrer' In that rcaard' the

currant lcavu of, abgancc Lc get to cxplre E@tlD carly next Ddrth' If
aeccasar1, I will dctsr:nlne li. "r".t-date 

lt l'g rct to e:qlrc and wlll havc the

hearing rc-achedulaa accoreg.nfly. In lleu.of that, l't rculd aPPear to bc ln

her begt intcrest to tandcr i'rlsfgn"tion to thc Board' effective at and upon

thc opiration of ilrc Pcnd'tng leave '

Pleasc contact your cu.ent and let ne know what hcr poaition ic on thLs

euggested aethod of dlletrncing of thlr natter' I r|i1l ad''vtee ttre SuSnrintendent:

thrt lf nothlng dlcflnltlve #s-laen dletelrinedt !y Noenbar-23' 1981 then it
uould be appropriate to have ttre hearing re-scheauf"a based upon tlre charges

that are still Inndlng.

El:ttn
cc! t{r. Jerry Parham, Sulnrintendent

rl -.I -. -, . -. I 14rrJ.

r-tE'j,L.rS'i

Ray Ward



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Rry. Or,rven & WenU
 
''OiNCY3 

AI LAW

,o2o ur.lvEislTY aouLEv^eo

Turl:Arronlr^. AunArA

December 8, 1981aoroal aaatll [t
t r4tal ol.val ,a
iaraoro, irro
r. clra.t ralao.a

rarl.txo alroaall
t. o. aol a! ll, tt.ot

?tLr rrOxa
ataa colrl ,ot

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Mrs. Maggie S. Bozeman
Post OfEIce Drawer T
ifL"""fff", Alabaua 35442

Re:pickenecorinty_BoardofEducation-Proposedcontract
Cancef fatio"- <t'"ave of Absence)

Dear Mrs. Bozeman:

As you are al'afe,-t!q leave o! "b"::::"f::";ittol !li,
Ptckens Cor:ntv-goard 6f -Educatlon in ac

of rhe "o"1orldt;;";-f;;li;-i.ri 
superintendent, 18 set

Eo exptre. eiiol-ii ta uy i;'i;6;ilon.I"a-ittii or ine Board's

:ti' "#ri iH :il":i 
" 
:ni- :i*H;t!ili1!i!:: unl i ":i:":i:: *: "

Court. rn accordance wlth-t;G requ?:! iot-r"""e wrlu condi-

tlonal resigniii;; iE now ippears aPProDrlate to have your

resignari.r, jl"iil!a-i"J-yorrl'eopfo,irlnt' with the Board

teruinated.

Underadvisement'of-counsel'tleBoardrequeStsyour
conft roation';;-;[;--"o"ariiJii.f-i."lgnation' tou ehould

direcr your "Jrrfiir"itoo 
;ilhit-i"iigti"tion to Mr' Jerrv Parhao

in writlr,g ti't;-;If;ii{y!-rfrlii.t"ii' --rn" Board Deets this
Monday, Deceib;; iA;-iigf-""d "i11 act on the resignation at

that tioe. If lt has noq i"""ir"a aqy.word frou you by then'

the Board ,iii ;; ;e"i;;6 t;-;e-schedirle a hearing on vour

conrracr "."iifi!tl""-""J "ocfCy 
you accordingly'

SincerelY,

RAY, OLIVER & I'IARD

Ray lJard

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Enclosure

cc: l'1r. Jerry Parham, Superintendent tt/



PIGTNS GOUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Otllca Ct tha 6ug.rlnlandanl

,o. !ot!:l ?ho'r.tg,ltm
CANNOLLTON. AI.ASAI{A C!"'

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JAraE3 O. I|C,LAXO. C.r?olnrr
It3. |ANCY FAtl,0160
loYD EoGEwOn?x. t.tornDecember 15, 1981

Mrr. Maggla S. Bozcman
Poct Offlca Drewcr T
Allcevlllc, Alebana 35442

I

Drer tlra. Bozcoen:

Ilre Plckras Corlaty Board of Educatlon haa dlrected that
you bc aotlflcd of 1ts dcclsloo to re-echcdulc a hcariog on thc
propoaad caaccllgtlon of your coatract. You ere further notlfled
thrt the Boerd har deterulned to ualntal,a your susPcaglon fron
your ttrchlng dutlca, peadlug thc hcarlag aa la BGt out hcrelnbelos:

Ttrc hearlag 1r s.t dD EhG 8th day of Jeauaty, 1982' at
9:00 orclock rouo I 1a thc Ccatral Offlcas of, tha Plckans County
Boerd of Educrtloa la Cat:ollton, Alabaol.

The rcacoua glvcn for thls propoecd tctlon rrt Bh. alo. aa
outllncd 1u ghc orlg1aal contttct canccllatlou notlc. 8cnt to you
undcr detc oi Novcober 5, L979, a copy of rhlch 1g ettachcd hercto
end lncorporatcd hcrlu as tf ful1y Bct out. Your fallute to confl:m
a conditloarl roslgnrllou tenderqd the Board r1oa8 rlth yourcerllcr
rcqucst for lcevc of ebaeacc has lcft thc. Board 1a a pocltton that
lt felr re-echcdullug of the heatlat was nGcatsary to Prot.ct tts
lnterest.

If you dcslra to coatGat thla propoacd caactllatlon' thca yc,u
should fl1c wlth the Bocrd of Educatlon at least flvc (5). days
prlor to the hearlag your lntaotlon to cout.!B. You uey elso
eclect to heve your bcrrlug Glthtr publlc or prlvata end havc your
attornGy prrrGat. You rJ.ro heve thc rlght to aubpoena wltnecaGs on
your behalf accordlag to thc terus aad provlelons of Sectlon 16-24-9
of thc Code of Alabroa, .L921.

If you have any questlona concernlng thls cntlre procedure,
plcase call thls offlce and wcrdll do our best to answer the saoe.

Slncerely,

)ry Y P;"*' '
Jerry H. Parhan
Superlntendent

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PUBLIC HEARING

PICKENS COUN:rY BOARD OF EDUCATION

THEPICKENScoUNTYBoARDoTEDUCATIoNoTFICES

CARROLLTON, ALABAMA

January 8, 1982

9:15 A.M.

IN THE T'IATTER OF:

MAGGIE S. BOZEI4AN

Appearlng for the Board:

MYI"IOND E. WARD
Ray, Ollver & I{ard
2O2O Unlvers tEY Boulevard
Post Offtce Box 65
Tuscaloosa, Alabaoa 35402

Board Meoberg PresenE:

Jack T. Pate, PresfulenE
J. V. Park
Jaoee G. Noland
Mr8. Nancy Falr
Boyd Edgeworth
Jerra H. Parham,

SuperlnEendent

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nttrrl:oeo11!7 of DJ-cllons Cotl:1t'r,
i.labarrrr (lircuLt (':olrrt Intli etment
,latr:d rJ11r741111ell 1o 7 n tn the
matt.!r of trre !'ltate ve?stls
'lagqLo :1 . Bozcnan

nlroflOConlr 6F- a One na3,e rloetrnent
entttlerl "lte::,liet" {-n DJ.el'ans
f611nfrr C{.rqq1J.1' Cotrrt Cnne l1o.
cc-7'l-L^n.

PiroEoeoDv of. fitate of Alalranra
Case Actlo:r lirtnna:i'r ln the
r.rntter of, !lEate of Alabat,ra
yC:?RqS lfal'r{-e l':. RoZenAn,
Case IIo. eC 7n-100

nlrotoco'D.r of e t!?o naqe docunent
entitlerl Illlnrrce Int,rv" ln the
lnatter of State of Alahana vernue
'lrrgBle fl . I!'<'i?el'la'l , Plc!:en s CotrnEv
Ctrcuit Cotrrt Case llo. CC 7n-10!

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'tn. pA'in: T1re ltoarrl \'i'1'1 no" conslcler thr:

ernplo..'menu stf,trrsl of Roa::<1 errnloyee tl':s ' 'laggi-e

liozrinatr. 'trs. Rozerran 1s lrot here al: thi's tlrne '

I rroul<1 asl: itr. lIa::rl i-f- he o:? the t'lrtperlnton'lenl:

has 'lnvthint] 
trle., rroulrl 1Ll'.e to nllrsue in t'!rLs q4lltn:r

.'ir-!t he:: not heLnl he:ie'

1111. nARIIAII: 1 rrolrlrl lrrst lllle to 8ev' Elrat:

slre(li.dEetreS,lstererlletternanctlsatiereoftlrj.n

talcirrgolace,autllrrouLdlll:etoturnttovert'o
:tr. IIerd.

'tR. tlnRD' ol:ay. I]hat T would ltl:e to do fl-::st

and thls ls f or the pirrDose of the record' 3o1: l''il"orn!;

1s the Courl: rr.eportor here from ti]rores l''eportJ'nf';

liervice, arrrl I' t]llnl: i1r. !!.!rores rrorrlrl 11ll.e f !rgt to

]rave the' nerabers of' the Roard' ant! this is for flre

recortl, i'lentlfv tlternselves et Ehls ooint '

ItP.. P.\Tli: Ol:nv. llr' Shores' 1f '1611 rlj-fl' t'1

,.,1-11 lrrsl: titnft on tlre enrl oF' the ;nh1a and tri'r'r

eaclr one state '!ri's nartte antl the 11J'strJ'et ]t" ':eDr"-

sents a!i rlerrlrerc of" the rloarcl of g6lr'rcatlon'

:lr(. rrAltli: L arq ,I . V. Par'!" of Elte A1j'cevJ'-1'-1'e

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'1q. Ei)G'iirlO1TII: Borrrl nrlqe';orth, IllstrLet on4,

ne'[orm, .\lalrilrla.

^'lD':. i.\I,1.: IInl1gr7 Fnl.l:, Co::don ntst::i.ct.

'[P. ilOl,AllD: .IArylcs A. lJolanrl, (]a.::ro11ton.

'tR. pATli : f nm .Tacl: T . Pat e , Chalrnan of. the

Board.

'1\. lrAq,!): AJ.no nr:csent, of eorlree, Ln

'1r. Jcr:?'r Darlran, lunerj.ntenrlant, Anrl n'rse1f , '.arr

!,terd, RS tl'e Ronrd Attornnv.

.Trrst for the nrrrnones of the reeord I. rrorrld

aqaln state that the tine chor:n !-n the letter or

notice to :l:is. )1r>p1.rt-r', t,'1^gJ-'rre to the charges slro:r

?: n0 .!rerr: 1:r l:he Central of f Lees of the Boarrl of

Erlrrcation. IIe ar:c ln these offlces at this tine.

Itn lool:in;l at a clocl: on t,he ,.ra11. T'he ann:1o,.<lrnate

ti-me ts 1):L7. ?he Boarrl converretl at 'lzOrl thJ.s norn{.n

i1::'i. Bozerran ltas not been '!re::e, nor l'.e:i reoresenEati-rr

rnarle an annearanee on lre:: helra..l.f .

'!1. r'ATrl: All rlg'lrt. 'Ifl'/ 7 nEate also th,rt

E!re Durnose of our neet!n,i torla.r Ln for consi.deral:lon

of nossJ.hln eaneellatlon of the enn!6r'psng contract

of llrs. llozenan oll the basln of tlre rrrittetr charnec

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or lter attornev, shotrlrl slre 1le llere'

'IP..\I\RD:Dovollhaveant'rrltnessesthatr'otl

r.rou1,1 111'.e to caII at tlri's tJ'ne ' of 'JeslP'nate?

,11'l . iIn P.l): I,ef'. rne f lrst state 'l:cfora tte f""t

into ttre erri-,lence or tlre rritnesoes thet ttre or{'ql'nn1

notice r..ras scn; Iacl: .Ln l'lorrembcr of 1o?n, thortl"

aEgea itrri. liozet'tart, 39 Eire evlrletrce ' trte etrhmlt ' rrLll

shor.r r rJas cotlvictc'J of' a f elotrrr of f ensc 1n the

e trcui.t (lotrt:t of Plcl<ens Countv'' The Boaitl' 'af tpr

senclinq a IeEter to '1rs' Bozeman' 85 l'e sulrnit the

evirlence rrLlI fu::the:: sirorvr I'ro!€ a letcer to g!rer

Boar'Juntlcrtlateof}Iorret:l:er12tlr,3tatl.n8t.lraE,
,,pursrrant Eo tiection 1fr, - - ?-h,- - Q , Cotle of \J'nl''ana'

1975, r nn lrereby nof illrTln'' wolt that r- {-nten'l t'o

contest the n::onoaerl cancellatton o! ni' eontrRct

et1.l L shnLL lre l:enresetlte'-l l:" legal eotrnseJ' at r-ho

toa::rl haaring sc'llerlrrletl for -'lrt!lrla'7 ' ileeemhpr l" 1'n?^

I <lesi.re n publi'c hearLnq ' A terlrrest fo-r a Li's': o I

'vriErresse!t rrl.11- 1'e r'latle ritirLn tlre nexf f e''r 'larrii '

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.\ trearing E'herr Eorlav Ln accordanee tr:l'th Elle

StaCutes of /rLahana nertainJ-ng to tonrrrerl enfrlo'I"''os

f o:: F'onr,l'l o!? erlrtcati-on 'ri'11 he onell ' ThJ's Ls at

the req'rent of llrs. tlozeltan' I'lhe l-s not here to

r,ritlrrlra'r tJrat re<lrrest. !jo, the \earinq'rl-ll'1 lro

open. Tlte .rerti.n rri1.1- l.e a1-1-orre.l to rrrnnln, an'1

any oElrers trrat are lnEercBterl '

on llelralf of the lloarrl then, cfltt Ln etlpport

of Eire e!ra::ilen tltele are cetrcral thirrqs 1 r'rant to

firsE have nnrl:erl h:, glre court Renorter nnrl t?4 'rl-1ll'

introflucr: t!rer,r. T[ese ite,1s '.rorrlrl cons l.$t of

Boar{ mlnrrtes and letters to nnd fron rft,s. Rorenan

anrl or 'he:: attornevs relatLve Eo Ehe notlce of tlle'

clreryges, tlrr:lr resDonse, atrtl tlre settlng of thn

hearing, anrl ln arlrlLtlon, Ehe::e r1111 'he letters ttrnt

rrill Dcrtaln to tlre rerlrrest l-'v tlre lloartl of e

concl.J.tLonal resLqrratiorr of rtrs ' Rozenan tlrat rIAs

macle 1n con.l'.utetLon r'rLtlr' 1' 7r;4r!Fs t For leSrttl of

allscncr: rr'lrcrr tlrls matter f irst al:ose hacl'. in 1''174'

Tl:e nl.nrrtes r7i11 ftrrther at16rl tlrnt t]r.e l]oarr1

corlBitlcre,l Ehls rr::Ltten rcquest h'r ltrs ' Tlozcttan 
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flDr1 grantetl 'lte:: terllrcst f or Ieavo of sbsenee '

conditi.onn<l llrron irer resiT,tration slroulrl lr-ef annGill

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clenled l>',r the ApneIIate Corrrt ' The 1nnel1ate Corrtt

of t'!re fjtate of, .n1a'!lana, ancl to tllt, informatton, th'o

Suprerre (lorrrt of' the tlnLEocl St'eteq has rleellne'l to

overturn tlre convl,ctl.on or otherrrlse entcrtain any

further riatEers oertaining to tl're aPpeal' Tlte

condltlonnl :leslgnatl.otr tlren rrould, irl mv oni.nlon,

be before flle Bonrd an i-t r,ras accented b',' the lroard'

bacll in 1q71. There qaq a requcst of ?lrs ' Rozenan

Elris year af,ter Lnfornation cane tlret ftnal a'roeal

avalLal.:1e to her lras rlerrierl that 'g'!re confi'rrr thls

corrrltttonn!. res lP,natlon .

AtnRoa:rrlficetinqat"llrl.chlr,asr,"egentnnd

these 66n'hers of the 3on::rl uere nrese'lt' "lren asl:'prl

to confirn tlrat,,trs. nozelrlan rleclinerl and s|:nterl

Ehat ,!tr r"orrlrl !rave to tall'. t:o her 1.4r*;a7 ' Tha decLqi'

...ras tlren rnaile bascrl unon nv reeommentlaElon that' a

hearln3 be schctlulecl anrl held h'r the lloard' strne:r'in-

Eenrlent l'arharr, occo::tlin;i to ttre evidence 8rrrl tlre

Cocrrnencs Ehat rzL1l be lnEroduce4 sQnt a ner'' notice

to rrrs. Eozerran !nforning rrer of t'tre heari.n_q to11A",

of t[e tirre anrl of tfue nLaco, ancl rre ero lrere flol'?r

anrl as I sai.rl, 'trs. Bozerlan J's not here '

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yotr en nns.qe a clrro'roLoqtcal. ltst of I,on::rl. nLnr:te.

an.1 co::::esnon,lnnce ::ef lectinq the chnrr:art, thp

lenve of nlrnenee rerlrrr'st, t:he eonrlJ.t{-onn1 reBl-anall6n

acceptance 1)., the lloa::rl, Anrl follcrr r.lD eorrnunl-eatJ.onn

e11 nartai.rrinl,, to thi q lrearLnq Eorln.r on t'!re torrr{.-

natJ.on of tlre errplovment contract of !laggle liozerrnn

fron the DLcl:ens Corrnt'r Roard of Eqhrcetlon.

You na'r f ceI free to narl: that as,one e:,.hLblt,

and tlrere are nurlerous! lettern anrl rloerrnents ln that
Pacl:age ' 

(rlrrererrnon, sar.rr cloeunenr:
r,?a$ t:eCelrred Onrl nafl-.nrl
for LdentLfJ.eatton es
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'IF.. rIAnD: For tha frrrther nurnoBes nf trre rrtco

I ::orrlrl Li-lte to tn!:e tlre rloventror ^t:t:, LoTn Lntte:: to
:lrs. ".o?enan relatL're to t!.'e etr.Arqas nnd harre that

rcad lnto t'!re recorrl. ?lre latter, on the letterl:ni'..1

o f thc Picl:r::rs rlount'r ]loard of !lrlrrcation, addras s erl

Eo'!rs. ilrrllBie q. ilo:erran, P. r). i)::arre:: T, ,\1ice.,.ri.l.Ie

I lalrana 3\44?:

"i)eAr '[rs . ]].zer.ran : TJrr: Plcl:en" C.rrrrrl, Roarr'l

of llilucatiorr ar:,tho::Lzed ne to rrotlf', '/ou that ttre

3oar.l j.s consi-rler{-ng a cancellation of rrorlr eonEracE.

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t}e lloarrl Ias rieterrri-ne,l to suSnend voll frOrq rtollr

teac\1nq <luties , ef f actJ.ve ir'rrnedLate1", nendl'nq a

hearlnrl as set otrt 'ltaretn lreLotr.

"/\ hearlng has hcen scheduled on Tuesda'r,

Decemlrer 4 , 10 79 , it 10 : o0 a . nl. ln the Bo ard roorrl

aE the Ccrrtral offlce located ln Carrollcou, Alabana.

"?he i',rourrrln uDon whLch vour conEract may lre

canccllod arc lound in llectlon L(t-24-3 of the Code

of Alabana, Lcl75, anrl rrhich appcar aB follorrs

"ltor !nconpet enc', , Ln strllorrlLnat 1on ' na,"'1eet

of rlut.r, :i-rtrtorality, .lustlftable rlecreaae ln tlle

aunl:cr of Eeac\Lnq ooe iEions or otlrer goorl and .itrst

caug e .

"Tlte tio1louini,, sDec!.llic clta::ges ha''re lreen nedrt

in relation to volt:? nerformance es a teaclrer {-n E'lre

system:

"ClrarBe one, yotrr conviction i)u the Clrcrrit

Court of, Picllerrs Corrnty, Alabama, of d felonv offense

unclor the Iarrs ;trrcl statlrtes of tlre Sl:ate of Alal;al:l;l',

"(Ilr:rrge ;il2) 'lour f ailrrre to follor'r thgr rulos

of )rorrr suncarrtsJ.nl4 nrlncLnal re[arrlin3 sLqning in

at the lreglnnityi of' t'lre school ('1a'r'

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" (Cltar:fl(l 4) 'lortr f ailrrre to srrllnLt vour

conELnrr{-rrq erlrteatJ.ol:, nJ-ans to itottr pr'{-ncJ nrt n'i

rnrlttll:etl.!t'lr.ltenolJ.ctcsoftherie.!..ensfouttt'l

Rqar,I of t'l4trcation.

" (Cfuarge 5) LrtRrrbordLnatlon regartlLng vottt

failuro to ablrle t':' o:: follorr the dlrectlons and

lnsCrrtcElons of 'r.,r" prLncLpal anrl/or the assLstnnE

superl.ntentlentrel'artll.ngElrrrdeflclerrclesrlescrillerl.

ln narng,ranlrs ?' , 3 antl h eborre '

"T.f ltoll rlesLre to contcst thl-s prooo-gert

cancellatton,ttten./ounltgEflletll'tlrt]reRoardof

IiducaElorr at least fJ've rlarrs nrLor to the hen:rtnq

vour i-ntcntiorr Eo contclit ' You rrra'r alqo nelect

to harre ttotlr: h.e-arinq eLtlrnr t"rrlr1l-e or nrltrate antl

have vour attorne'v nre!'e'nt' llorr also 'harre the rl-qltt

to sutrpoans rrJ'tne33es on lTour hehalf aceorrlLn;'' to

tlretermsatrrlprovJ.sionsoJlliectionL6-24-goftlre

Cnde of AlatrArt^, 11!7 5 '

"If vou 'lrave Anv nuestlons concerninq thLs

procctlttre, nlease call thls of flce antl rre tri11

hest Eo anst're:: the sane. SLncerelv ' I'ti11j'atn

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Those a::n the charqen that rre ere proceedinl

on thls norntrr;i r 'trrl at this tlme , Telatlve to
qunnort of Elrose clra.rqes f ruorrld off,at

T,et ne dO Lt this r.7r:lrr fLfSt. llf. neD.fter,

1f vou rri1I, r:rar!: thooe as the Boardrs tlxhl-hlt t?,

(T.Thcrertnon , g a {. 11 doerrna.lt s
tTero ::ec eLrrr:d nn.l rnarl:r-.,!
for ldentlflcatlon as
Ilxhil:Lt llon. 2, 3, 4 ancl 5.

'tF. IInRi): ]lr. Chairnan, and rlonhers of the
iloard, IlxhihJ-t {2 in a ccrtlf inrl conv of the Lnrllc t-
ment from the PLcl:enn county clrcu!.t court. rt i::
cerELf lerl tr" .Tanes ll. I?1o'rd, C!-rcuLt Clerl:, rrnrle::

daEe of .Innrrar.r (t, 1O'12. ?he oartlnr.nt oart of
t',ri.s r':ou1rl lle, ttTlre Gr:and .rurv of seid eorrnt'r c!rar.1e

that, .!reforc tJrc f ln,lLnri of this indtctment, 'lag.qLe

S. BOzernan, tlhose nane to the Gf an,l .Tur., Ln ottl6::'rj..:a

'rnlrnorln: corrnt one, dirl rrote nol:e tha.n or.,ee r ot ,r.{.,f

denosit nore than onc llallot for the snr:le of f Lcn an

Iter vote, or rlLd rrotc i.Llegal!.- or f raurlulentl,, l-n

tire Dernocratir: llrtnarrr rrrnoff electl-on of pppsrrlllor

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baLlotforthesameofjllceorofjltcenashervote'
ordi(Icasc111e?.alorfratrrlrrlenEabscnteetrallots

ln tl're l)enocratLc prLr'rarv rrrnof f electi'on ol? IienEenl'e

26 , L17g\, Corrnt tltree : dLtl cas t t11ega1 or f rarrdttl'en

absentee ballots ln the Denocratl'c nrlnarv rtrnoff

elect!.on of Ireotenrrer 26, 1q78, rfl tlraE nlre dt(l

deposl.t'rl.tlrEheDlc.!:ensCortnt.r.C!.rcrr{.tC1ert,

ahsenEee lra11ot.1 rrll!4\ rtFt:P 6t"'1tl11tant nnrl t'lhLeh

siie l:na'.r to be f::arrilirlent'agalnst t'i're Deace and

dtgntt:r of tlrc Scatc of Alabana' Iilgned P' 11'

.Iohneton, DlsErlcE AEtornev of the Zl+Eh 'Iudlclal

CtrcuJ.t. " (ReetlLng) I- 6er/€ to admlt li:thlhlt 'l '

ullL move to admLt IixhlbLt 1'

,..rhlch ls all of the nLnutes antl the uotlflcations

that are r,rent!oned '

The ne:(t oacter rrould he u1ftllrLt 
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rsould be a verdi'ct' Lt clt'es t'!re case nrrnber of'

aC-73-IOtl . It is stT lerl a ver<llct ' tt is trr j'Eten 
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',rr.rg, t'tre .fut:r', f intl the !lef enrlant fluj-1tv ns ctlarqe'l'

anrlflxlrerorrnisttltentatJ]otrrJ,eatsj.nthenener-en-

tiarv. .Ioe (; . Cool: 
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FIo'rtl, Ci-rctrit Cle::1: of' plcl"ens Cotrutv under <1ate o E

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.Ianuary (: th, 1o l'12 .

a ne:7 trial . r' (Rearling) .

Ilxtrib Lt 4 .

Ilxhi-bit 5 is a fu::the::

Circuit Corrrt n.7$tcr,l. It is

and it is 111'.errine ce:rtifie,l

daEe of .Tanunr', (:, 1982 as il

of the o::i8i na-1-, 'rJrJ-ch Ls in

read the nnragraolt nrrnhe::erl

sentence.

I nove to arlmlt exhihl-t 3.

Tlre 11e::t i- ten 1s lixhlb lt 4 rrlrJ.c'h is a Cas e

,\ctlon llturrtar.r. It is ,r forn rrsed hv the Court

s:rsten here ln the StaEe of- Alalrana, antl Ehe fo:lm

uoultl shorr ninrrte ent::tes b'z tlre CircuJ.g.Ttrdrye

Clatus .TrrrrJ:in. .T- rrartieularl.r r.rorrLd ref er lrorr to

tlrei ni.ntrte entrr of 11./.5 l7g, "Tri-al. hv .rr1sv-\rsrrlLer-
rre the .Jrrrr Jl1n,l the rrefen,lnnt .,IuilE,r as eharged flnrl

fi:< lrer nrrnLsiurenE at fou:: wear!.: in the nenetentlflrrrr

slE3neC .Ioc Coo!'., foreuan. Defen{ant ad.1ud3ed BtrLIt,r

anrl $entcrrcetl Eo f orrr rr4ars irr the rrenetenEl-arv.

l)efen<lant n11o'rerl to remain free under tlrcntv-fLve

hur:drerl dollar bond oendlng flltnn of e notion for
I rzoulrl move to adnrtt

form utLLLzed h'r tlre

gt'r1erl a rrl{Lnrrte tin!1rr,

lry .Ianes F1o'zd under

trrre anrl co::t:ec t coD.,

h!-s norisess{.on. TILl

f ive, tlre .i rrdqment anrl

(Renrltrrl!) "Tire Corrrt therefore arlJuclr;es tlre

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ncf enrlant ,.!rrL-1.t" of. J-1le;',al rrot{'nE ' The 7)ef on'lant

anrl lrig ntt():?netr )re j.n1 rl.ul-rr (lt'1natleL1-n.l , strtotl'l nnd

char:le.l b'r tlre Court if hc has anvtlr{'ng to sa!t :rit'r

tlre sentonee of 1a,r shorrld not lra nrono''tncetl tlDon

lrlir sn1,s rrottrlng. Tt is theref ore conslder:er1 1'y

thn Cotrrt an<l 1t Ls the J':tlr"lqent ancl' !iente'ncc of

t.!re corr::E i[at tlrLs Defenflant fue tmnrLsonetl ln tlrr?

penetentlarlr of the sEate of Alal:ana for a Derlod

of fortr :Tearsi as n''tnLshment for thlrr crLne ln the

*"trr"at "rrrl 
f o::rT provirlerl l'y Iat"" " I move to adrniE

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ilq. rr4Tn: ttorrl<l any n'tl the Roard nenlref s l'i-l'e

to 1oo1: nt tlre e::lribi'tn? (Ref errlnq to clocunents")

llP.. IIARD: ?rte matter of. the crrerges nertaLn

to not onl'l the cotrvLctLon, 1:ttt others' Insofar ag

Charl',e itl a." r'7an rearl, pertalnl'n3 to lrer con'T letlon

of a f elorry of feirrse, t'trat rroultl constLtute thc cvLrlen

lre have at c!ri.s tine. I ,rou1d also 1t'l"e to call

L,inr.zoorl ltolrLrran to testJ-f;r ae to th. renrainLnq

charges t17o, three, f orrr an<1 f lve '

ilR. IrATn: Do lrOll have anrt other rrltnesse:! "o1l

are 4olnn to call?
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examinerl and testLfierl as

, ":rorl1d votl s tand an d :i a {- s e

L!lttt661 ll nT,I.Il lA:.!

lla.ring been r!tr1-'r s,.?orn r ,,i,!r:

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q l.Iould voll ntate vour narne, Dlease, slr?
A LLnrroorl IIOttL6an.

a l.Ihere do trotr 1iye, llr. IIol lirnan?
A Gordo, . rrtct:ens countrr.

a Are votl errnlotre(l?

A .leg.

o lllrere are you ernnlorrerl?

A ptcl:errs Oountrr Boarrl of Erlrreatton.
In rrlraE caoactt,r?

As A.sointant SuperLntendent.

ilorl long lrave you her:n erqnloverl as AssiFtant
Suner{.ntenrlent ?

A I rr111 have to thLnl: hact,..

Trris 1s in trre fr-fteent'vear, r belr-eve.
o lrave volr ser:ved then afi Assistant srrnerln-
tendent the entLre Jlifteen .zea::s?

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O lJorrlrl you lr::J.ef1'r descrLhe r.rhat votlr drrtins

and resDon.sthl-lLtLes have heen?

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1'rlrrartlv- f tr1. resrlons.{-lr1e f or {-nstnretlon

tn t1e sc5ools of. n{.e!--ens eorlnt.r, t.7!1!.6tr rlen1s t'{.1;tr

'rlrat is tnrrqll;, l16r l-t J.n f-artqltt' anrl r.rl'!o teneltes I t,

staf f devalotrr:cnt, lttsbrvicc eCucatlon, and thLnris

of thls nat,rtre.

^ IIitlrln tfiese drrf ierr nrrrl resDons tlrllttLes rlo

llrt lla're tlre onnottltnLtrT to tlLserrns annlorrn4nt nrrtt er

or enDJ-o.rce natters ttlth the nrineloale?

A I rlo.

n 1)o :rott also ltave Ehe lrame onportdnit'r to

dl$CUcn enrlolzee ,'latterg rrLtlr variou.l teacltern J.n

the srrsten?

A I do.

o I 'rant t,O nst: votl rrhethef Ot' not, relatL'rn to

riharge 42 oI: the elra.rt!e.q , and I r'rt11 :reecl tt AtIetn,

"Your f aLlrrre t,o follorr the rrrles of Tollr .'ruDervLsLnt

princi-nnI reS,artlJ-nX sl3nln3 Ln at tlro her,lnnln3 o1i

trre ncltool da',." .A.re rrou f antltar tlLth the basis

o f t'!ti-s clrarle?

n Yes, I Am.

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::ith tirat e!r;r::ge anrl tlte lracl;g,rorrnd of tt ?

A 'lel!., ln eaclr school teaclters nre exoect,erl

to sip,n ln anrl sLqn orrt on a sign-Ln an.l s{-gn-out

slreet rlai1.r, anrl :1rs . the nrlnclnal of AllcerrLIle

tllonentar:tr School harl st g,n-in sheets, -1rrst as all

tlre other schools ltave, atttl reporterl that 'trs. P,ozn:r4

refuser! Eo sLi;rr in ancl sLgn out on the shcet.

o ilave vou. Jrad an onFortunlty Eo lrnve a corlferene

rsiEh 'lrs. Iiozcrran relatLve to that?

.1' 't'Ic11, I talketl tr!.th the nrinctpal r t/G!i r en,l

he had hacl a confcrence rrith her. L ncver confronted

her or tall'.ed rritl't lrer tllrectlv ln relntlons!'rln

to tttls.

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ile rllrl. .r- d!.d t.tot .

Is thi-n sonetlrinn that occurrecl

one occasion?

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::1g1':t. I tn goinn

failure Eo su'lrrrit

:rour pr j-nci-ptr1. "

clra rr', e ?

to asl: r;ou

mattrlatort'

Do 17o1r have

on norP than

as to

rre el:1.t

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lassorr I

sone fa'ril.i-ari-t:olarrs to

r.rith thal:

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'lr. '.Lee rer',ot?tr:rl tlrat slte r.rortl!-d not strlrnit a ]355or!

nlan, altrl ttraE is a reqtrl.::er'tnnt ln ttre Ilonrrl nnJ-i.e"

of ttrr. I',oarrl of ErltreatLon r rtlrr! tlrat nlre f a{.].c'.1 nrr.

nunerous ()cca$ions to srrlrnlt '!rer lcssotr n1ans.

o Lll rlgltt, Bi-::, nnrl charge t+, "Your f a!-lure

Eo srrl-rrnlt vorlr con tinrrLrrr,r, erltrca Eion nl nlrs to vottr

nrl-ncinal. a!] r:eqrrLred I:y the pollcles of the PLcl'.ens

Corrnt,r Iloa::rl of, lirlrrcatiOn. "

.\ I lrave direct lnf ormatLon on tltat.

n AIt riJ;ht.

A She this Ls a renulrenent of tlrc tltaEe Boarr

of lidrrcati-on, attd. it ttas a q6nrlat€ that T' -- i'n a

Roarrl l?.esoLution of 1a7O Janrrarl, of. Lq7?-, and

each school rlintrlet that carne under nr7 rllrect

as a. rli-rect, t?esnoneLh!-1Lr:" to see thet tlrLs Ls

carrlerl orrt Ln otlr school!:. tre harl a nlan' Tt rt"r!:

alpf olrerl , an,l i[::s . lio Zennn trotr!{ not eoonern te antl

r.roultl not f i11 ouL anrl f ile nlans as I7€l.q tllp reotrire

rqent s of t,hi.s iioarrl resoltttion.

O Dirl worr elrer rlLscrrss thln rrtth '[rs. 'l]ozenan?

.^\ Yes , e Lr. lltrnerotrs letters r.'rere \trltt en to hc

n t)tr1 slre 11ai.1 to JloI10'.r'louri rlirectiorr?

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1 Dtd sire .llall to jlollorr vour tlireetions on no::4

than one occanion?

\ Yes.

0 All right. Relative Eo chargc 5, "Ins'ubordlnat

regardlrrg your fallure to abide by or follo'.r Ehe

tllrectLorrg and instructions of vour orlncioal lrnd/or

Elre ass!!:tant strper!.ntendent re8ardLnB tlre deftcLenei-

tlencrlllerl ln trararlranhs 2, j and 4 above.rr Atrrl as

to these tlrrne clrarges, i!2, 3 and 4o vollr famllLar:Ltv

rvith her failure to follorr directions trould be

vour ner$onal l:notrle<lf!e rrould tle as to rToltt, trl1(!1t1

she Jlalled to fo11o'.r your rlircctl.ons rclatLve to

contlnulng etlucatlon reqrrlrenents ?

,\ lr.lght.

o The other failure to alrLde fv rllrectione 'r2rr1d

be frorn l'.norrletl;,,evou have Eained from the Drincinal

of the school?

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llF.. rIARD: !lr. Chairrlan, T- <lontt have an.'thJ-n1

{:urt!rer.
rtP.. PATI: !!r . rtard, rlo vou halre an'r ot!rcf

evi,lenee ,rott rrortld 1j.l:e to Pres enE a E thls t i-"re?

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30ard attorne.r or the sunerintendent !t111 hnve relatL

to the charges. lte 
"rould reoE.

tln. I'ATE: T]ten rre !'!ould cons i-rler that the

hearLn.-, 1s closerl. The ]loard rrt11 naet to con.slder

EJre evLdencc as Presented tn relatLon to the cher.e,es'

The Board \rLll rilalie lts 'rleclslon and lt "111 tre

renrlererl Ln fLlre clarrs eB requLrerl bir the f!tatuto.

rle rrtl1 stanrl ad-1otr::ned et thls tlne.

(IlirereuDoflr t[e Roard adJourned for de1{.beretio

f or atlrrroxlnatel;r tlrLrteen mlnutes, f ollotrlnB rvhLch

tLre follo'rLn8 tras lrad and done:)

iIP.. I'ATri: Baoe(l on the l''rLtten charges an'l

the evltlcrrce presented Eoclav ln the hcartnq, uhe

Board lras nade the declnion based on this evLdencn

to cancel ilrs . llozenan t s contract.

:IR. PAIII(: I1111 that te:rrl'nate frrture eInDlo'/rrlelrt

'vlthout anothc:? contracE?

llP,. 'IARD: Yes .

tlll. PATII: The meeEinJ', stando ad-l ourned .

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Commlssion exPtres:
vember 2, 1984 .



t'Ef tilAf,:olAIttAllA

PICKENS OOgilTT.

f' r3rbtt rir prs .!d dpe, d O' $'r d Alrbur'

@cmoooll
NOVEIEER ............... Eerrtoa. f9..78 .....

t, Jomo Flayd, cJork of lha Ciroril Crurt for
'Tlclcnr Ccunly, Alsbamo, '1', "' i:, r'':iiiy :hat
ihr'iorcgolng lo b q llt..-' <,.': ' ,.,'.i :'J:i .f
ilrr orlglnsl.

tl ,r.*.,:dJurtofrhcoatycirrjctier.Defoccoonaoigd6lrbdlctnc6. 
t{aggle S' Bozcola' rho$e

li """.'.i;'itri ciana Jury 
-1r othervlrc unkaorn:

ll coulr oNE

llar.U vote upre then once, or dtd a"pi"ft-E?rc thln oae brllot for thc renc offlce ea

ll n., vo.er or d1d vore tllcgruy oi-iri"aulently, lu tbe Dcoocretlc PriorrT Run-off

ll electtoo of SePtrobct 26, 1978'
lt
ll colnr 11ro

llafa votc mre thrn o'co la en lbrcntec vot.rt or dtd deporlt rcrc than oan abrentee

llu"ttot for rhe-;; offrcc or oiiii"l aq hcr-voro, or aia cur.l11ogel or freuduleat

llabrenrcc belrorr, tn thc o"mciilic prldery n,n-oif Ercctlon of srptcdat 26, 1978'

illl coutr IHREE

llatd c,r lllcgrI or freudul"ot euieitro ballotr 1n thr Dcrcrrrtc Pr&o.t7 B,n-o:[f

ll;il";i;; ;l:;;;.i-ie,-igis,-1i-ihit rhr-ard drporlt +tl'.t}. Ptckrar couotv

ll;il::i:"Ii:ri:'ib".or.. r.uoti rur"t rrre rr.rdulrot eod rtrlch rhr tarn Eo br

'l freudulenct

Dbrdd dthr lwPFrtii Jddrl Cbstl

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fire Statc of Alabama
PICKENS COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT

.. IOVEilBER . Tcrm, 19 78

THE 6TATE

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IiAGCIE S. SOZElAll

Grend Jury I {ll
A TNUE BILL._

Filed In open Court ou thc 3
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ln thc prcrencc of thc Grend Jut .

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'Prcscntcd to thc prcrldinS JudSc ln opcn
Court by thc Forcmen of tho Grend Jurtr. ln

thc prcsencc ol /7 other Grend Jurorr, end

lllcd by ordcr of thtr Court thla . J ' dry ol

r{/'tea/qc " """"'' $ 2f "

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fiTNESSES:

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Circuit Crfuninal

CASE ACTION SUMMARY
(cRlMlNAL)

Pickens

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78 _Iol_
ln Nrrnir

COUNT OF

STATE OF ALAEAMA Drr ol Birth DirtinOrirhlq Foturrr:

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Piorcutor Uudg.lD I

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F IB
Dru Wrr/Crp. l:rurd Committld to J.il

D.r lnati.l Agp.trrtrt on

Bond Amount Typr & Sunticr

Dt Pnlim. Hrring

DtY.O.APPlic. Dt. Probrtion Applic.

Gnnd JurV No.
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Dt. lndictmcnt
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Arruting Ollicrr: o Municigrl OStrt.
O Counw OConrrvnim

orTrirl Dt S.ntar6d

comglrin.nt: 
r. Jor,,cr Fo\

Addrrg -,-.q Corril fo7
l, dak of tt1o. t'l*:' ,.i .., :r

Dt.ApPol Fllrd BondAmt

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ACTIONS, CASE NOTES



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]. This day came Ure defendant ln
and

the Honorable

2. Arraignment.

Now ln oP€o
offense of
and the
with and of
made a Part
p teads

3. Guilty P'lea.

charged, the Court now accePts

.{11tE OF ALABA},l4

vs.

,.t'r-iitriutt C, whlch ls attached hereto and

Fi:iTintiifrfiil'fin open court, the defendant

I'' THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

l:rL.tcouNrY, ALABAITA

c,lsE l$. ee - ?? - /o.o

attorney makes it knovrn to

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above
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ooen Court in his own proper Person and before
ei'e ascertalns that the defendant is represented

or after examlnatlon of defendant'
ffii and ls ln need of counsel and appoints

to rePresent hlm.

ce of hls attorneY
a

the lndlctment charglng the
ls raad to tfie defenrJant
offense tJrat he ls charged

arraignment and
by the Honorable
the Court flnds'

The
the

defendant not in open Court and ln the presence-of his
Cou.i-ifrit tre desiiet to plead guilty to the offense of

The defendant havlng made it knorun to ure court that he desires to plead guilty, the

court then lnquirei"oi-irte &ieniini-.s io wtrettrer-or not he has been informed of his

rights as set out in gourt's e*rfUii g: ,htitt is attached hereto and ls made a part

of the record, if he Eas read-thff.iSnli'-6. traA tne, read to hlm, and if he under-

stands these .ight;l 
"il.'cor.t i;-.is; iiiot"Ba-ul-!!:,d:1.1*nl.:h:: li"5t"l?trSttn5Eanos LIlg)E r r9l

threatened or abused or offered;;y-itlr;;;"hi;;.7evrard to get him to plead guiltv
and that his plea of suilty is $ffi"Y; I f/ //-

H:.*I:l:3'tn::I'}!niu,:I,!,i1*,nffiT:ll[.tii''iililittl]l',.

e

his rights as set out ln
of tnli record' and afte

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4. Defendant he

do say:

ExnrotL A tconElnueo/

fore havlng been lndlcted and arralgned upon an lndlctment on a charge
a

p rea.

e Court according
contlnued from day to

' being in
ngs rn cause, now 0n

Jurors ir oathv
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hls
upon

5. Judgment and Sentence.

The Court thereforee adJudges the Defendant gullty of
. The Defendant and hls attorneYi-ana nts ittor-ney bEitE.]Fty empanelledi sworn.and

ffi;tir.ne-r.is-invtntngtosay-vrhythesinte'l*of.ta11!9u!9,n9I|:ahargaflby the Court lf he has any6lng Eo.say uny Ene sEnLErrsE

Dronounced upon [ir-tiys"noirrin!.: 
-it is-ittitltp.f gons.ld9r9d fl-!l!^999t]-tll.-tt Itpronounced uPon

$;";ilillni"Ina"ienteiie or ilrE court that thls Defendant he lmprlsoned ln the

iiiiririii;i-;iiii.:iii;,:i ii::'T:":r": i:;l:$ o' <,f' 's Punrshns punlshrnnt for

at hls reouest, lt'ls ordered and ad.iudged
bond, pendlng probatlon hearlng and that

prouation hearing be set forj
After due conslderatlon, prtbatlon ls . Thls sentence ls susPended

thls crine in the manner anr-! fom provlded bY lau.by

5. Def endant nrakes apPllcatlo.n for
that he be contlnued under'same

Prohatlon- and'
bsnd, lf under

ind the Defendant is placed on probation.
Defendant is ordered to serve 

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for a Perlod of years.
mohtns ln thffi uupon his

thc crlginol. le
consideratlon, tt is 0rdired that tjre sertrncs fty $dC Gl5&,!el6er"ea 6a'
wiht the sentence ln Case No.

b. Defendant's Motlon for a New Trlal ls hereby

c. Defendant glves notlce of appeal and hls bond ls set at

7.

i:iil;:.u\'i;i*:i'i:iI.Fnffibatlon''{,.'#{[.$fll"ffi,l:years as to the remalnder of ;klrrlr County. Alalrana, 'jc 
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;'ri" ''""1' "ii'
of the Court. tho iorcaolng lo be o trL r " r ''' cu'' '' '

Further Orders

a. After due
concurrent

months

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d. Defendant to receive
a

days Jail credlt.



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PIGETNS @T'NIY BOAND OP EDUGATION
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to.t-tt ,l!'r'tg
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^IJ!lllac-'

JeouerY 8' 1982

l{n. }leggtc S. Borroaa
Port Offlcc Dreurr T
Allcrvllle, Alebua 35442

Dlrr !lra. Bozorn:

Thfu 1r to .dvlt. you thet thr Ptcltror County
Boerd of Educetlou uct fo11or1o3 your hmrlng rnd
uarnlnourly votrd to crocrl your coatrect of qloy-
Ecnt rlth thc Plchor cormty Bolrd of Educetlon.
rhc Eoerd found th.t thG rvtdeocr 

'qPPorttd 
Eh'

chargor at outllald ln Supcrlntrndaot CarP'ntlrfa
lrttcr to you of Nmrdor 6, 1979.

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tAlll O. ltlot ll0, C..rolto{r
If, x tlCY ;An. Ootrt!
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IN THE I'NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

iiin'tTc-ilioDt s DrsrRrcr 0F ALABAIIA
NORTHERN DIVISION

BY

CIVIL ACTION

EILED
APR t 3 t9s4

THOMAS C. CAVER, CLERI.

DEruTY CLERX

N0.83-H-579-N

MAGGIE S. BOZEMAN

Pctl.tioncr

vs.

EALON !'1. IJMBERT; ct aI

ResPondcnts

JI'DO{ENT '

Pursuenttochcrttacheduemorandrrooginlon,ltls

hereby

oRDEREDthatpctitioner'sEotionforEu@ary

Judgpent is granted.

ItlstheoRDER,JlIDGMEli?,andDECREEoftheCourt

rhet the Judgaent of convtetion and thc sentence pronounced

thcreon by thc Clrcuit Courg of Pickens Corrnty, Alab.aaa,

onNoveuber2:-,lgSO,whcreinHaggieS'!'e2gDanwssfor'rnd
guiltyinstattcriaj.nelcase#cc.78.109offraudulencor
tI1ega1 vottng and scntenced to four ]'ears' loprisonEeDi'

is hereby vacated. It ls furCher oRDERED that respondents

releasePetitionerfroaallrescraintsinposedasaresult
of said eonviction not later than April 30' 1984'

IctsfurtheroRDEREDthatthecostsofthisPro.
ceeding bc taxed against the State of Alabaaa'

DONE this 13ch dal of';!'Pril' 1984 '

4tltti,'','- #y'+ .

rTIST::O STATES DISTRICT JTIDGE

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C EILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COI'RT
FoR :nE 

\BRH*Bir3l+i3r3l 
ATTBAMA 

ApR r s 884

THOMAS C. CAVER, CLEH(

UAGGIE S. BOZEMAN

Pctitloner
vs.

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DEruTY CLERK

) cilrl, AcrloN No. E3-H-579-N

EALON U. IAMBERT ; Gt eI )

Respondcnts

JIILIA P. IILDER ) .

Pctltloacr )

vs . ' ) CrVIL ACEION NO' 83-H-580-N

EAION M. IJMBERT; ct a1 )

Rcspondcnts ' )

I.IEUORANDUI{ OPINION

This crusc iS before the court on Pctitioners' rnotions

forsutllnaryjudgmcnt.AlthoughtheCourthasnot
consolidatcd thcse cascs, it will issue a joint opinion'

with rGparate judgments. Bozeman in her.mc'.ion argues that'

under Jac]<son v. viroinia , 443 U.S. 30? (19?9) , the evicence

vras inrufficicnt to support her coaviction. slre also

contends that shc was deprived of her constitutional right

to notice of the eharges against lrer. llilder raj'ses only

the latter claim in her motion' she raiscs the g@

claiminherPetltion,however,andtheCourtthuswill
consider it now. For the reasons stetei bel0w' the court

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finds for both

Bozeman on her

petitioners on their notice clairns and for

Jackson c1aim.

FACTS

Both petitioners were convicted under a statute

proscribing voting more than once or voting when one is not

entitledtodoSolinconnectionviththeirparticipationin
the castiDg of abscntee ballots in the Democratic primary

runoff.on septcmbcr 26, 1978 in Pickens county. The

contention of the prosecution wlSr cssentially, that

petitioDers procured absentee ballots in the names of

registercd voterr and votsd the ballots themselvcs.

Speeifically, tltc Prosecution contgDdcd that Pctitioncrs

would take applicatj,ons for abscntec ballots around to

elderly bl.aeks and ask then if they wantcd to be able to

votewithoutgoingtothepolls.Mostoftheseelderly
people were illiterate, so Petitioners ordinarily would hel:?

them fill it out, and the votcr would rnake an rxrt mark'

Sometines the applicatj.on woul,d dlrect that the ballot be

mailed to the voter and someti.mes to one of three addresses '

Wilder,s addrcss was among the three; Bozeman's was not.

Either petitioDers or the voter would turn the applications

for an absentce ba]l,ot in to the Pickens county clerk's

office. According to the prosecution, Petitioners obtained

thirty-nine of these ballots, filled thern out, and signed

the registered voters' names to them. wiLcer and Bozenan

took the ballots to a notary public, who notari'zed them uPon



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petitioners, assurance that the signatures were valid' The

ballots h,erc subseguentlY voted'

Whenacourtclerknoticedthatalloftheabsentee
ballot applications turned in by l{ilder had one of three

addresses on them, she notified her superior' who contacted

the District Attorney. The District Attorney had the box

containingtheabsenteeba]lotsinspectei,.lditwas
discovered that thirty-nine ballots had been notarized by

PauL Rollins, a notary in Tuscaloosa' 111 thirty-nine

ballots rrere voted identically, and noDe was signed rrith an

t ! 
--ai"x," evcn though many of the corresPonding apglieations

r.rere. Some of the corresPonding applications had one of the

thrce addrcsses on them, and some did not. tr'ilder witnessed

some of the appliea-,ions that were signed with an "x";

Bozer,an Cid not witness any'

I. EI/TDENCE O@

The Court has thoroughly reviewed the record of

?.*ilder,s trial. Given that the Alabama Court of Criminal

Appealssetoutthetestimonyatl'lil'der'strlalinits
opinion,andgiventhatthisCourtfincsthattheevidence
c1ear1ywassufficientunder@toconvictWi1der,
there is no need for this Cour" to go beyond the Court of

Criminal Appeals' review of the evidence'

II. R/IDENCE OF BOZEMAN'S GUILT

TheCourtwilldetailthetestinonyatBozemaD'stria]..

Thewitnessesincludednineel.derll'b}ackswhosevotestYrere

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among those removed from the box' Not one of the elderly

voterstestifiedt}ratBozemanevercametoseehimorher
aboutvotingineonnectionwiththerunoff.Hostoftheir
testimony coDcclnad l{iIder's activities. Also, none of the

voters had any knowledge of PauJ Rollins, the notary public

who notarized their ballots'

JaniceTi]ley,the.courtclerk,testifiedthatBozeman
came in several timcs to pick up applications for absentee

ballots.Thiswascntirelylegal,'n:alsostatQdthatond
time, just prior to the runoff' Bozeman and l{ilder came

togetherinaCltlalthoughonlyWildercameintothe
office.UPonobjectionsbydefensecounsel,houlever,the
trialjudgestruckmostofthistestimony,inc}udingaI]
references to tlilder' The only testimony that was not

stricken was that Bozeman uas in a car alone and CiC not

come inside-

TheStatea].sopresentecevidencepertainingtothe
openingoftheballotboxanitheremovalofthirty-nine
baLlots notarized by Paul Rollins'

PaulRollinstestifiedthathenotarizedsomeballots
fortherunoffelectioninTuscaloosa.Ilestatedthat
Wilder, Bozeman, and tl'o or three other lai'ies brought tbe

ballots.HerefusedtosaythatBozemanherselfaskedhim
to notarlze the ballots' testifying instead that the grouP

did,andthatthegrouPrepresentedthatthesignatureswere
genuineafterhetoldthemthatthesignatorsweresupposecl
tobepresent.Healsostatedthathereceivedtwoca}],s.Eo
setuPthemeeting'butthat'hecouldnotrememberwhether

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Bozeman made either call. He later testified, however' that

Bozeman made onc calL Pertaining to some ballots, but hc was

not sure which ballots. Finally, he testified that he wcnt

toPickensCountytonotarizeasecondsetofballots,and
that he believed this occurred at the general electiOn.

Maudine Lathan testified that she signed an application

that was brought to ber by clemmie Grice and his wife' but

that she was not told what it was. she statcd that she

ncvcr sav, a ba1lot, o! Bozeman

Annic BillUps testified that wilder made an"x" on her

application,andalsofilledoutherballotwithher
consent. she rrras unsure whether lril.der read the names,

although she statGd tlrat lfilder told her who the blacks wcre

votingfor.BozcmanwasnotPresentateitherofthese
times.

MattieGipsontestifiedthatshemadean'x'otraD
applicationthatwilderbroughther,butthatshenevergot
abal}ot.Shetlrentestified,however,thatl{innieHill
broughtherabalJot,andtlratshePuthermarkoDit.Her
ballotbearsnomark.ShealsostatedthatWi].ceratsome
pointshowedherasanpleballotincicatingforwhornthe
blacks were voting' She stated that Bozeman had no

connection to any of these events'

NatDanceytestifiedthathedidnotremernberanything
abouteithertheapplicationortheba]'lot.Hestatedthal:
hecouldnothavesignedtheballotbecausehecouldnot

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},rite.HedeniedevertellingBozemananythingabout
voting.

JanieRicheytestifiedthatshe''sometimes"writesher
nameandthatshedidnotremembermakingthe,.x,that
appears on her application' although she remembered Wilder

bringingtheapplicationtoher.Shetestifiedfirstthata
balLot came in the mail, ana then that "they brought" one to

her.BhePtosecutorreadhernotesofaninterviewinwhich
shedeniedevergettingaballot,butshestillmaintained
onthestandthatshereceivcdaballot.Thenoteswcrenot.
admitted into evidencc. on cross-examination' shc testified

that }|ilder told her who the blacks h,ele voting for, and

that!.]ildermarkcdherbal]'otwithhereonsent.Shestated
that she ,r.,"t spoke l'ith Bozeman about voting '

FronnieRicetestifiedthatshefil}edoutandsigned
bothheraPPlicationandherba].]ot.Shestucktothisstor'y
whentheProsecutorreadtoherfromadepositioninwhich
shedeniedeverreceivingaballot.Herappilcationhadher
o!,naddressonit.ShealsotestifiedthatBozenanhad
ncthing to do with her voting activities'

LouSommervilletestifiedthatshewasunsurewhether
shehadfilledoutanapplication.Hertestimonyastoher
ba1lot was simply incomprehensible' After -the 

jui'ge

declared her a hostile witness' the prosecution read to her

from'adepositioninwhichshestatedtha..-Bozemanhelped
herfilloutanapplication.Shestatedinthedeposition
tha-,- she never saw Bozeman after she fillec ou" the

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application, although she also stated that Bozeman may have

filled in her ballot and that she never signed the baIlot'

Her applieation bcars her ohrn address. on the stand, she

testif i.ed that Bozeman had never signed anythj'ng for her '

She also denied ever baving named Bozeman at the deposition'

In fact, she denied cver giving a deposition' The deposition

L,as not adrnittcd into evidence '

SePhiaSpanntestifiedthatshedidnotsignan
application or a ba]Iot. She also stated that when she went

toherusualpollingplace,shewastoldthatherabsentee
ba110t had been cast. she stated that Bozeman came at tome

tirneprj'ortothcrunoffandaskedifSpannwantedtovote
absentee, and Spann said she did not' Julia liilder

witnessei SPann' s aPPlication'

LucilleHarristestifiedthatshesigneianapplieation
that wil.der brought to her. she further testifj'ed that she

nQver signed or received a baI]ot, although her own adiress

appearedontheapplication.Shestatecthattsozemanhac
nothing to do with her voting activities'

DISCUSSION

I. Sufficiencv of the Erridence

Both Petitioners assert that

trials was insufficient to suPPort

the evidence at their

their convictions within

iherneaninEofJac}'sonv.Virelnia,113u.s.307(}979).In



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Jaekson, the supreme court held that habeas corPus relief is

available where the evidence at trial is such that, viewed

in a light tnost favorable to the prosecution, Do "rational

trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the

crime beyond a reasonable doubt." IC. 319. The Court

explicitly rejected a standard under which only a showing of

"no evi,dence" of 9ui1t would establish a due Process

violation. Id. at 320; see Thompson v. Lousiville, 362 U'S'

199 (1960). Thus, a tnele "modicum" of evidence is

insufficient. 443 U.S. at 320'

In applying thc Jackson standard, courts first exarnine

.state 1aw to detcrmine the elements of the crine. Dunc,ry.

Stvnchcombe, 704 F.2d 1213, 1214-15 (lltb Cir. 1983);

Hclloway v. llcElr-oY., 632 F.2d 605, 640 (5th Cir' 1980) '

cert. denied, 451 u-S. 1028 (1981)' In determining whether

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the evidence established those elements, the Court nay nolr

resolve issucs of credibility. Duncan, 104 F.2d at 1215'

Thus, where the evidence conf licts the couri' must p!€S'l::rt€

that the jury accePted the Prosecution's version, and must

defer to that result- 443 U'S' at 326'

Petitioners},ereconvictecofviolatingslT-23-1.
That section provides that " Ia] ny Person who votes more than

once at any election hel.d in this state, o! deposits more

thanoneballotforthesameofficeashisvoteatsuch
election, or knouingly attenPts to vot'e when he is not

entitled to do so, or is guilty of any kind of ilIegaI ol

frauculent voting" is guiJ.ty of a crime. under Alabama c:ase

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1aw, ,the words 'i1]ega1 or frauduleDt. . . .are. . .descriptive

of the intent necessary for the commission of the offense.l'

Wilder v. State, {01 So.2d 151, 159 (A]a.Cr'APP')' cert'

9gig9,4o1So.2d16?(}981)...Theoffensedenouncedbythe
statute...is voting more than once,.' Vlilson v. State, 52

AIa. 2g9,' 303 (1875) , or voting when the voter is not

entitled to do so. wildrir, 401 So'2d at 150'

A. wilder

The evidence was sufficient for a rational jury to find

wilder guilty. A significant amount of evidence indicated

thatbal].otsu,erecastinthenamesofpeoplewhodenied
casting them, and sufficient evidence linked !?il'der to u:ose

baLlots. wilder picked uP numerous applications' she took

them to the persons whose votes were PurPortei'ly "stoIen"'

she had access to many of the ballots, ani she l'as in the

group that took them to Rollins to be notarized' A jury

could reasonably find beyond a reasonable do":bt that ldilder

r,usr have filled in the ba110ts herself and cast them with

the intent of voting more than once'

?' Bozeo-"an

Bozeman,scasej'sguiteiifjerent.Theonlyevidence
againstBozemanwasRollins'testimonythatshewasoneof
thelacieswhobroughtthebal].otstobenotarized,thatshe
mayhaveca]ledtoarrangetheneeting,andthattheladies;
as a grouP represented the bal'Iots to be genuine after he

told them that the signators were supposec to be present'

TneonlyotherpossibleiniicationsofguiJ'th'ereeither

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strickenorwereruledinadmissible.Allofthecourt
clerk.stestinonytendingtoshowthatBozemancamewith
wildertodepositthebalJotswasstricken'andLou
Sommervi].le,sdepositionwasneverplacedinevidenceand
wouldnothavebeenadrnissibleassubstantiveevidence

an]^ra)r.

Althoughthereh,asconvincingevidencetoshowthatthe

ba]lotswercillegallycast,thereuasnoevj.denceofintent
onBozeman,spartandnoevidencethatsheforgcdorhelped
toforgetheba]'lots.Ehereisnoevidencethat.shctook
applicationstoanyofthevoters'orthatshchelpedanyof
thevotersfilloutaDapplicationorballot,Otthatshe
returnedanapplicationorballotforanyofthevotcrs,and
noballotwasrnailedtoherresi6ence.Thus,therewasno
evicence that Bozeman realized when she accomPanied l{ilder

andotherstotheofficeofRol]iesthattheballotsthat
she helpei to get notarized were fraudulent'

ghis case is somewhat analogous to the cases holding

that n [ml ere Presence in an area where unlawful drugs are

discoveredisinsufficienttosuPPortaconvictionfordrug

Pcssession...UnitedStatesv.Rackley,No.E2-6020,sliP
oP.E..-1602(I}thCir.Feb.I3,1981)(citingUnitedStales
v. Roias , 331 F' 2d 2!6 ' 220 (5th Cir' 19?6) ' gert denied''

A2g U. S. 1061 (19??) ) ' The standard in such cases :'s

similar to that in Jackson' United States v' Sanders' 639

F.2d 268, 270 (5th Cir' 1981) (where "reasonable persons

mightfindtheevidenceinconsis--en-'riitheveryreasonab]e

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hypothesisofinnocence.,).Theonlydistinctionbetueen
thiscasearrdBsHisthattherewasevi'dencethat
Bozeman had at lcast constructive possession of thc ballots '

Constructive possession of narcotics will suPPort a

conviction.Racklev,sliPoP'at1602;UnitedStatesv'
Hernandez, {84 P.2d 86, 8? (5t'h Cir' 1973)' This

distinction is not decisive, however' It should be plain to

anybodypossessingcocainethatthesubstanceisillegal'
but it would not necessarily be so with forged ballots'

fhus,theinferencethatBozemanintentional'lylookPartin
forgingthcbEllotscaanotbedrawnfromherconstructivc
Possessionofthemwhenshewasatthenotary'sofficein
the comPany of Wilder and others'

Respondents,relianceonaidingandabet-.ingaJsois

notjustified.Theyassertecatoralargumentthatthe
evidence shoued l{ilder to be guilty and Bozeman to have

aii,ei, her. Even under that theory' however' there still

was no evidence of intent' There r*as no etiience to negate

the inference that Bozeman was just going along with what

shebelievedtobeaninnocentefforttoha\'eabsentee
ballots cast. The evidence gid not show Boze:-*an to have

playedanyroleintheProcessofordering'coflecting'ol
fillingouttheballots.Therecordalsolacksanyevidence
ofanycontactbetvleenBozcmanandl{i].derexcePtatthe
notary's' Thus' there is no evidence to inCicate that

Bozeman knew t'he ballots to be fraudulent'

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II. NOTICE

Petitioncrs claim that the indictments L'ere

constitutionally dcfective in that they failed to provide

the notice reguired by the sixth Amendment. The indictnents'

which were identical, charged that each Petitioner--
COUNT ONE

did vote more than once' o! Cid deposit
nore irrin one .baJ10t for the same of f ice
as her vote, o! did vote il]egal}y.or
trauauf ently, in the De'ilocratic Primary
n"n-oii-il"3ilon of september 26' 1978'

couNT r}Jo

did votc norc than once as an absentee
,oicrr ot did dePosit more than one
auscni'cc ballot ior the samc office
or offices as her votc' or did cast
ilrceai-or fraudulent absentee ballots,
in tie Denocratic Prirnary Run-off
rfeciion of ScPtember 26' 1978'

COUNT tIIREE

did cast illcgal or fraudulent absentee
uarfoiiinth;DemocraticPrimaryRun-
otr-iiecis'ot' of Septembet .29 ' 1978'
i"-tt"i-irre did delosit wi-.h -.h€ Pickens
co"iiy-Circuit clelx' absentee ballots
,nicfr'were f raudulent and which she knew

to be fraudulent'

petitioners raise three challenges to the indictment' They

contend that the trial judge instructei the juries on

severalstatutesnotcontainedintheindictmen.',thus
allowingthejuriestoconvictPetitionersonchargesof
whichtheyhadnonotice.Petitionersa]socontencthatthe
indictments were constitutionalry defective because the

factual allegations were insulficient anc because necessar],'

elements of the crime sere omitted'

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As an initial matter, the Court rejects

respondentsr argument that habeas petj.tioners may not

challenge the sufficiency of a state indictment' Respondents

re}yoncasesinwhichPetitionerschallengedthe
sufficiency of indictm'ents under state Iaw. JohnSon v'

Estell.e , 104 F.2d 232, 236 (5th Cir' 1983); Cramer v'

@,683F.2d13?6,}381-82(7thCir.1982),cert.
denied, U-S.- (1983); DeBenedietis v' !0ainwriqht ' 614

F.2d 841, 813 (Ilth Cir. 1982); Branch v. Estelle', 531 r'2d

1229,1233(5thCir.}980).hlhereanindictrnentabridgesa
constitutional guarantee , habeas is available - g9g' 6 83

P.2d at 1381t cf. Hance v. Zant, 695 f'2d 940' 953 (llth

Cir. 1983) ; llashincton v' tlatki'ns ' 555 f ' 2d 1346 ' 1369 (5th

Cir.1981), cert- denied,456 U'S' 949 (I982)' Furthermot€r

in Plunkett v. Estel].e , 7og F.2d 1oo4 (5th Cir. 1983) , the

courtconsideredaclaimthatthejurychargealloweda
conviction of a erime not clrarged' id' at l'OO9' a claim

PetitioDelsraisehere.Thus,petitionersheremaychallenge
theindictmentsinsofarastheirchallengeconstitutesan
attack uPon the notice provided by the indictments'

B.

TheCourtrejectsrespondentsIcontentionthat,because
petitioners laileC to object to the jury instructions ' they

waived any objection to the inclusion therein of offenses

notchargedintheindictrnents.Seellaj.nwrightv.SYkes,

A.HabeasReviewof,ChalJengestolndictments

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433 U.S. 12 (1977); BrazelJ v' State ', 423 So'2d 323', 326

(AIa.Cr.App. 1982). First, llil'der's attorneys did object to

the inclusion of the statutes on perjury and notarization.

Second, the Court believes that petitioners' clairn is a

challenge to the lack of notice and not to the jury charges '

Had the indictneDts charged the offenses included in the

instructions, the latter would have been unobjectionable'

The Fifth Circuit, in Plunkett v' Estelle' ?09 F'2d 100{'

1OO8 (Sth Cir. 1984), rejected a construction similar to the

onerespondentsurgehere.Furthermore,theAlabamacourts
considertherighttonoticeassofundamentalthat
objections to the lack of notice cannot be waived' *t'

Barbge v. State, .11? So.2d 611, 613 (AIa.Cr.App. ]982) ;

ECr-arCs v. State , 319 So ' 2d 336 ' 338 (Ala ' Cr 'App ' 1979 ) ;

cert. denied, 37g So'2d 339 (1980)' The Court does not
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believetheA].abarr.acourtswouldbarPe-.itionersfrom
asserting this issue on "pp""rl/ 

Thus, the cour-' holCs that

pe''itioners have not b'aiveC this claim'

Petitionersarguethatthetrialcourt'sjury
instructionsa]'lowedthemtobefounigui}tl,ofchargesuPon
whichthe)rvrereno-'indicted'Theindic-'nentscharged
petitioners with voting more than once or voting

,,fraudulently or i).1ega1ly' or casting "fraudulent or

G,!a colEts r"rcurd not,.h6rever, ecnsider- th'is claia cn colla:e:a]

re\da^,, and rh,s it preserrrs ;; "r*.,'*ci* 
ptlii;:'-;;rhe cotqc stated i'' its

order danying 
';;:"I#J ;;i;; dj*"d.r!, 

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c rair,- is lot conizar'Ie c'r

collareral r"ri*'i, Al.bo", 
--d i''U"t9 *tpt'tii!*I' "t!" 1l *t-t'tileble in

rJabaaco pool"es . Frsrcher-;; p".*i"l=:'?f[[i- fl"x oinotice cn 4rpeal'

arrhough ri,"y iiE?; ;.d-#-tP;afi. issrr drev raise here '

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i]legal', balJots. The trial court defined "i1lega1" by

instructing the jury on four statutes not contained in the

indictment. The trial judge first explai'ned Ala' Code S

1?-10-3, which describes what Persons are eligible to vote

absentee. Ile then read AIa. Code S 17-10-6, which reguires

that absentee bal.lots be sworn to before a notary public,

with certain exeeptions. The judge then instructed the

juries on AIa. Code s 17-10-1, which provides that abscntee

votcrs must apPear Personally before the notary' Finally'

the judge charged the jury that,, under Al'a. code s 13-5-115'

anypersonwhofalselyandcorruPtlymakesash,ornstatement
in connection with an election is gui1ty of perjurlt

Patitioners argue that the instructions allowed them to be

convietec of any violations of these statutes'

Asageneralru].e,aconvictionbaseduPonachargenot
corl-.aiD€d in the indictment violates cue process' Jackson

rr.Virginia,443U.S'307,314(1979)("Itisaxiomatic
tha:aconr,i.ctionuPonachargenotmadeorachargeno-.
tried constitutes a denial of due process.") i cole v.

Arkansas, 333 U.S. 196, 201 (1948) (i'rt is as much a

',,io1ation of due Process to send an accused to prison

followingconvictionofachargeonwhichhe\t.asnevertriec
asitwouldbetoconvicthimuponachargethatwasnever
made.'); DeJonqe v- Oreson, 299 U'S' 353' 352 (1937)

(,,conrriction uPon a charge not made r'rouJd be sheer denial of

dueProcess.,,);seeDunnv.UnitedStates,442u.S.J00,106
(1979). Purthermore, tlt indictment must' a11e9e every

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essential element of the viol.ation charged therein. Hanlino

v. United State!, 418 U.S. 81, I17 (1974); Russell v' United

@, 369 U.s. 74g, 171 (1g62) ; United states v. outler,

55g F.2d 1305, 1310 (sth cir. unit g 198I), gert. denied'

455 U.S. 950 (1982); United States v' Varkonyi ' 545 F'2d

453, 455 (5th Cir. 1981) '

TheEighthCircuithasupheldaclaimsimj,larto
petitioners,. In Goodloe v. Parratt, 605 F.2d 1041 (8th Cir'

]979), Petitioner !,as charged with .'unla*fully operatIing] a

\
motor vehicLe to f]ce in such vehicle in an effort to avoid

arrestforviolatinganylawofthisState."TheState
original]yclaimedattrialthatpetitionerhadf]'edto
avoid arrest for driving with a suspended license' alshough

he had earri.er been aeguittec of that charge. The trial

court ru1ed, however, that the State had to shor'' an actuaL

violation, so the State altered its contentions to reckless

criving.ILatlo44-45.TheEighthCircuitruledthat,
"[o]ncepriorviolationofaspecificstatutebecamean
elementoftheoffensebyvirtueofthetrialcourtruling,
66elJeE was entitled not only to notice of tha" general

f act, but al'so to specif ic noti'ce of what I'au he was alleged

to have violated., IL at 1045. lhe information under

which Petitioner h'as ehargeC thus "faiLed to adequatellt

describetheoffensechargedbecauseitdidnotal}egean
essential. substantive eJement"' I1|" at 1046' The court

went on to note that' if Petitioner had had actual notice of

the State,s contentions, due Process would harre been met

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despite the inadequacy of the information' The arrest

warrant had notified Petitioner of the suspended license

charge, but the state's switch in tactics deprived hin of

dueProcess.Id.;@,tlatsonv.Jaqo,558F.zd330(5th
Cir. 197?).

ThePifthCircuitrecentlyhasfollowedthebasic
approach of watson and @]$' In Plunkett' the Fifth

circuit found a constitutional violation where petitioner

waschargedwithintentionallycausingAdeath,andthe
tria] court added to its instructions a charge on causing

death by an act intended to cause serious bodily injury'

The tria] court, in summj'ng uP its statements of abstract

lawbyapplyingthelawtothefactsofthecase,usedonly
thelanguageofthecorrectstatute.?o9P.2dat]007.The
Fifth Circuit reasoned that the charge mus-' be considered in

light of the entire trial, and examined the Prcsecutor's

closlng argument as well as the charge' The court founC

thattheProsecutorto]'cthejurythatPeti-.-icnercou].dbe
foundguiltyunderthenon.chargeddefinitionofmurcer.
IC. at IOOs-Og. The court found that' given the evidence

and theories Presented by the parties, the jury could have

concludedthatPetitionerintendedtoinjurebutnozxill
the victj-m, and thus the jury couJd have convicted him of

the non-charged offense' I& at 1010-11; @' TarPre)r r''

Estelle , 703 P.2d !51, 159-51 (Sth cir' 1983) '

To surnmarize, the correct approach is to determine

whetherthejurycouldreasonab}yhaveconvicteoeither

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petitioner of a crime not charged in the indictment' The

deternination requires an examination of the trial as a

who1e, including the charge, the arguments and theories of

the parties, and the evidence. The case law further makes

clear that the fact that there may have been sufficient

evidence to convict on the crime that was charged is not

sufficient to sustain the conviction'

Bespondents argue that the jury instructions did not

a1Iow Wilder to be convicted under the non-charged statutcs'

lhey point to pages 311 and 312 of the transcript, at which

the court instructed in essence that the State was charging

l{il.der wiL}r voting more than once, and with marking the

absentee ball0ts without the voters' consent' The court

concluded that, "Such a balJot would be il!'egal to cast a

ballot [sic] or Participate in the scheme to cast that

ballot with knowledge of these facts and wouJd faII within

the acts prohibited by section 1?-3-1 [sic] of the Alabana

CodeoflgT5."Thus,resPondentsconc}ude,l{iliermusthar,e
been convicted of violating the s',-atute uncer which she r*as

charged

Respondents,argumentisPatently$rong.Respondents

ignoret}reparagraphimmediatelyfollowingtheonequoted
above:

Further, the State charges tlat the defendant
witnessed or had knowledge that a Notary
PubIic ialsely notarized or attestei to the
authenti"iiy-i't the uallots :)'v attesting -tne
p"tror,r-u"ilt" rrim anc so fortrr as provided
intheaffidavit.]it'heba}lotwasfalse}y
attesteo to, tben such a. baiic1.1'ou1i' be

illegal and any pttion who particiPated in

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aschemetocastthatba]lotwithknowledge
ofthatfactwouJdcommi'ttheactsgrohibited
;t i""tiot 17-3-1 [sic] of the Alabama Code

o? 19?5 if in fact that ball'ot was cast'

Tr. 312. Thus, the court|s charge explicitly permitted the

jury to convict wilder with casting an improperly notarized

baIlot, a crime with which she was not charged' Wilder $'ent

into court expecting to face a charge that'she voted more

than otlc€, and yet the jury was told that it was enough for

the prosecution to show the ballots lrere irnproperly

notarized, even if they were otherwise valid'

Theevidenceinthecase},assuchthatthejurycould
haveconvictedl|ildcronthechargeofwhichshehadno
notice.}lildertestifiedthatthevoterseitherfi}ledout
their or^.n ball0ts or authorized her to fill them out' Thus'

if the jury believed wilder, it could have found that !'ilder

did not cast ttr'o or more ball'ots as her own vcte but that

shedidcastimproperlynotarizedballots,andhencewas
guiltY under the courtrs charge'

Bozemanhasaslightlystrongercla:ncn-'hisissue
than wilder. The t-rial. court dld not. sumnarize the state's

contenti.onsasitdidinh*ilder'scase'Itsimply
instructed the ju=y, ES in Wifder's case' that

"illegal...means an act that is not authorizec b-v law or is

contrary to the law," tr' 2OI' ani then chargei' on the four

statutesnotcontainedintheindictment.Asintlilder.s
case, this would lead a reasonabl'e juror to believe tha"

Bozemancouldbeconvietedofcastingim.oroper}ynotarizei
ba1lots. This would have especially prejudiceC Bozeraan

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because the only evidence against her b'as her partieipation

in the notarization.
The court does not by its holding indicate that any

unfairness resulted frorn the Prosecution's use of the

evidence of improper notarization to show that Pe-'itioners

voted more than gnce. That evidence was relevant tO that

issue, although it was insufficient to show intent on

Bozeman's part. But the indictments' by eharging

petitioners with"i11e9a1 votingr" created substantial

potential for abusc, Potential which was realized by thc

jury instructions. A ballot could have innunerable def cct's

causing it to be "i11e9a1." FetitiOnels wcre entitlei to

know exactly what defects the baLlots al1e9ed1y cOntainec so

thattheycouldPreParetheirdefenses.Asitturnedout,
they d,id not discover the precise charges they were facing

until they had rested their cases. The prosecution' olt the

cther hand, had the oPPortunit)' to change the rufes right uP

until the case u,ent to the jury' As the ssrrrt stated ].n

Plunkett,,,ItisDotasPortingtheor.vofjusticewe
describe. " ?09 F' 2d at 1010 '

Theresultofthetria]'court'sin.'erpre-'ationofthe:
word ,,i11ega1', in s 17-23-1 was that peti"ioners rent iD-'o

courtfacingchargesthattheyhad..stoien''votesandencec
uPbeingtriedonthealternatj'vetheorythattheyhad

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committed one or more statutory hrrongs in the notarization

o', the Uatf ots.3/ There is a riorld of dif f erence between

forging a person's ballot and failing to follow the proper

procedureingettingthatPerson.sba}lotnotarized.If

PetitionersL,erefaeingthe]'attelcharge,theyhadaright
to be told. They were not' To Put it simPly' Petiti'oners

weretrieduPonchargesthatwereDevernadeandofwhich
theywerenevernotifiec.Thus,theirconvictionscannot
stand.

2.Anothersourceofgotentj,al?:.e-ludice!?.p."titloners
L,as rhe confli;;i;B ,ays in-wi.j.ch che Aiablaa courEs have

inrerprered .i!'iii?r-;iitli"i.';---accorcing Eo the Co,rt of
crieinar appeilr;-l;_ 1G-gtI describes the intent nece.ssary

ro a violation of $ 17- 23-i,-\^-'ila;; ''aor So ' 2d at 150 ' Th'e

trial court, houever, Eave if,ffi a- liie of its o''rt' 11r6E

courr charged chq Juries dr,Ii-"irrEE,ir. ..reatt an agt that
is not authorizeci by law or is con:ia:f io che 1au'" Tnus '

as peclcioners poin-t out, "f f 
-1?'i pe-r-taining to voting

becane incorpir!;;-i;;;' s-17 -?3:1.' Lkrd,er the interpre-
tacion of the a;;;; of Criait.f A!-oeals, this would l:.-^
incorrecr, and ioproper "oi.i:zaii'on 

would not be a critre

under s 17-Z j-rl--'i"l Eh"';;i;I-;;ii.'i it,ttr'uctions oade it
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indictments failed adequately to notify them of the charge

thattheyvotedmorethanonce..'Theva}idityofan
incictnent is determined frorn reacj.ng the indictrnent as a

whole,...and...must be determined by practical' not

technical, considerations'" United States v' Markharn' 537

F.2d18?,1g2(sthCir.19?6),cert.denied,429U.s.1041
(1977)iseeUnitedStatesv'Outler'659F'2d1306'1310-lI
(5th Cir. Unit B 1981), cert denied' 455 U'S' 950 (1982);

United States v. Uni OiI, h,646 f'2d 916' 954 l5th Cir'

198l), eert. denied, 455 U'S' 908 (1982); United States v'

Decidue, 503 F.2d 535, 546 (5th Cir' 19?9)' cert' denj'ed'

443 U.S. g45,445 U'S' g],2 (1980); UniteC St'ates v' Clark'

546F.2c1130,1132(5thCir.197?).Tt.'oofthecounts
accusedpetitionersofvotingmoSethanonce,andth,o
specified absentee ballots' All three counts accused

Petitionersofvotingfraudulentl'yo.ril1e9a}1y.Although
the incictments are flawed if read l.iteraLly ' they contained

sufficient information to notify petitioners of the charge

ofvotingmorethanonce.Fur.'hermore,pe.-i..ionerscould
employ the entire records in pleacing double jeopardy in a

later case. Russell, 359 U'S' at 164'

The Court rejects petitioDers' claim that the

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The court does, howevet, find that Petitioners'

Sixth Anendment rights h'ere violated because they were tried

for offenses with which they were never charged, and that

Bozeman'S COnviction violated Jackson v. virginia' Because

of the latter finding, the Double Jeopardy clause prevents

the state frorn retrying Bozeman, Burks v' united states ' 431

U.S. I (19?8), and the writ as to her sha1l issue at oDce'

The statc lTr8]r however, retry h'iloer, Greene v'Massey ' 431

U.S. 19 (1978), and the Court will allow it ninety Cays in

which to do so.

SeParate judgrments

this memorandum oPinion'

DONE this 13th day

will be entered in accordanee with

of Apri1, 1984.

,4,1"/h'i, ci,lL 7
T'NITED STATES DISTR]CT JUDGE

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Lew Officcs
Solomon S. SeeY' Jr.

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Attoncys lad Counsellors

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