Letters to the Editor
Responding to Blaylock’s decision
This letter is in response to the District Attorney’s decision to dismiss the felony theft of property indictment of the Cullman County Grand Jury against former Hanceville Municipal Clerk of Court, Darlene Coker. The following points are essential:
‰ There was never an agreement between the former mayor and city council and Coker not to prosecute.
‰ The only agreement was to keep the reason for Coker’s resignation confidential.
‰ At the time she resigned, Nov. 28, 2006, the city had only preliminary information about the amount of missing court funds.
‰ The full extent of missing funds was not established until the state examiners completed their audit of municipal court records in July 2008, more than a year and one-half later.
‰ The present mayor and city council know the agreement does not mention the word “prosecute.”
‰ The agreement is being used as a lame excuse not to follow up on a grand jury indictment.
‰ When The Times ran the story of the distict attorney’s motion to dismiss, the newspaper did not attempt to obtain comment from the former mayor.
‰ The district attorney says justice is being served. How can this be justice when some crimes are prosecuted, but other crimes, committed by persons “well connected” walk?
Katie Whitley
Hanceville
(Editor’s note: The Times stands by its statement that a reporter tried to contact Ms. Whitley for our initial story, but she could not be reached for comment by deadline.)
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