Reese v. City of Dothan

The appellant, Annie Laura Reese, pleaded guilty in Dothan Municipal Court to theft of property in the third degree, a violation of § 9-1 Code of Ordinances, City of Dothan, and Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-8-5. She was sentenced to 180 days in the city jail, to be suspended upon payment of $200 fine and court costs. She appealed to Houston Circuit Court for a trial denovo and was convicted by a jury. She was sentenced to 180 days' hard labor for the City of Dothan, to be suspended upon payment of a $250 fine and court costs, and upon the completion of 30 days' community service. She raises four…