Holderfield v. State (Ex parte Holderfield)

MURDOCK, Justice.

This Court granted certiorari review to determine whether a motion to modify or set aside a restitution order in a criminal case should be treated as a motion for a new trial under Rule 24.1, Ala. R.Crim. P., with regard to tolling the time for taking an appeal. We reverse the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals dismissing the appeal in this case as untimely, and we remand the case for further proceedings.

I. Proceedings Below

Amanda Holderfield was convicted of second-degree assault. See Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-6-21. On April 7, 2015, Holderfield was sentenced to 60 months'…