Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 9, 2009No. CR-08-1030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLUM, Judge.
Glenda LaFaye Jones was indicted for first-degree theft, a violation of § 13A-8-8, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court dismissed the indictment on the grounds that Jones was denied her constitutional right to a speedy trial. Pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim. P., the State appeals the trial court’s judgment dismissing Jone’s indictment.
Facts
On April 20, 2006, Jones was arrested on charges of first-degree theft stemming from her involvement in an alleged embezzlement scheme in which more than $200,000 was stolen from her former place of employment, the Mobile Gas Service Corporation.…
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