Following the assassination of Albert Patterson in 1954, the Alabama Supreme Court sent circuit court judge Walter Jones to Phenix City to preside over vice cases, replacing the local judiciary.
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Following the assassination of Albert Patterson in 1954, the Alabama Supreme Court sent circuit court judge Walter Jones to Phenix City to preside over vice cases, replacing the local judiciary.