In Re State v. Worley, 1090631 (Ala. 9-10-2010)

LYONS, Justice.

A Montgomery County grand jury indicted Nancy Lillian Worley, the former Secretary of State of Alabama, on charges of felony violations of § 17-l-7(b), Ala. Code 1975, and misdemeanor violations of § 17-l-7(c), Ala.Code 1975,1 stemming from a letter she wrote to employees of the Office of Secretary of State, when she was secretary of state, seeking their vote and support in her campaign for reelection to that office. Worley filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. The trial court granted the motion in part and entered a judgment dismissing the felony charges against Worley,…