Kennedy v. State

On March 4, 2004, Brenda L. Kennedy was convicted of child abuse, a violation of § 26-15-3, Ala. Code 1975. On June 3, 2004, the trial court sentenced Kennedy, as a habitual felony offender,1 to 20 years in prison, but split the sentence and ordered Kennedy to serve 3 years in prison, to be followed by 5 years on supervised probation. On June 5, 2004, Kennedy filed a "Motion to Reconsider Sentence or in the Alternative Defendant's Objection to Sentence," which the trial court denied on June 22, 2004. On June 25, 2004, Kennedy filed a motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied on…