Legal Opinion

Taite v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 13, 2009No. CR-07-2246PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELCH, Judge.

This appeal arises out of the misappropriation of funds from the Wilcox County Water/Waste Department, where Towanda Taite and codefendant Sylvia Ross had been employed. Taite was charged by a Wilcox County grand jury in case no. CC-07-2006 with theft of property in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-3, Ala.Code 1975, and with a violation of the State ethics laws — using her official position or office for personal gain, a violation of § 36-25-5, Ala.Code 1975. Identical charges were filed against Sylvia Ross in case no. CC-07-2007. Following a consolidated jury trial Ross…

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2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Ex Parte CoferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  2. Roan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. Ex Parte ApicellaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  4. Alabama Power Co. v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Ex Parte MinorSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

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