State v. ROFFLER

STUART, Justice.

We granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari to determine an issue of first impression: whether in the 21st century an indictment that charges theft of funds in a certain dollar amount, in violation of § 13A-8-3, Ala.Code 1975, but does not designate the medium of exchange1 of those funds is legally sufficient.

Facts and Procedural History

Mitchell Roffler and Michelle Roffler operated a furniture store, Gulf Coast Furniture, in Mobile. The Rofflers offered customers the option of purchasing furniture through a layaway plan. A customer participating in the layaway…