Miles v. State

OPINION

ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.

Appellant Opal Kate Miles, a/k/a Kate O. Miles, brings this appeal from her conviction of aggravated theft of between $20,000 and $100,000. The jury found appellant *666guilty, sentencing her to nine years in prison and ordering her to pay a fine of $2,500. The sole issue in this case is whether the trial court erred by sustaining an objection that resulted in the deprivation of her presumption of innocence. We affirm.

Background

From 1997 until the year 2000, appellant worked as the ‘Foundation Accountant’ for the Hope Foundation for Retarded Children, a…