City of Dothan seeks dismissal of appealed convictions against Rickey Stokes
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jun 13 2016 8:14 AM
According to the Dothan Eagle-The city of Dothan has requested the appeals of convictions against a local bail bondsman be dismissed and remanded back to municipal court for a new trial.
Carl Chamblee, Jr., a special appointed judge, found 55-year-old Rickey Stokes, guilty in late September 2014 of two misdemeanor counts of second-degree unlawful imprisonment.
Chamblee, Jr., sentenced Stokes, owner and operator of A-Advantage Bonding, to 30 days in jail, and then suspended the sentence to 10 days. Stokes was also ordered to pay a $500 fine for each count and was sentenced to two years probation.
Stokes appealed the verdict to Houston County Circuit Court. The jury trial at the Circuit Court level was scheduled for this Thursday.
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