Waffle House Verdicts Inconsistent? Can Conviction Stand?
Last night a Mobile County jury found Chikesia Clemons NOT GUILTY of Disorderly Conduct, but GUILTY of Resisting Arrest. On it face, the verdicts appear to be inconsistent. After all, how can an accused be found to be resisting an arrest for an offense (disorderly conduct) that a jury said she was NOT GUILTY of? Further in Alabama, a citizen has a right to resist an unlawful arrest. ‘The law in Alabama is clear that, to a limited degree, a party is justified in attempting to
