Ex Parte Fletcher
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Earnestine Fletcher was charged with the theft of over $200,000 from the City of Decatur ("the City"), for which she had been formerly employed as a clerk. She pleaded guilty to theft of property in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-3(a), Ala. Code 1975.1 The trial court sentenced Fletcher to 15 years in the penitentiary; it split the sentence, ordering her to serve 48 hours in the county jail, followed by 15 years on probation. In addition, the court ordered her to pay court costs, to pay $50 to the Victims Compensation Fund, and to pay $200,000 in restitution to the City. The court…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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