From Kidd v. State, decided today by the Arkansas Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Chief Judge Brandon Harrison, joined by Judges Rita Gruber and Kenneth…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals, in a decision announced on Wednesday, March 31, affirmed the conviction of Paula Rena Martin, now 40, on six counts of fraudulent use of a credit or debit card, felony theft, second-degree forgery, and computer fraud.
In a case before Circuit Judge Sam Pope, Martin admitted she had âembezzled more than $160,000 from J Taylor Construction, LLC, while she was the office manager.â After her guilty plea, she asked that a jury determine her sentencing. The jury sent a sentence of 60 years in prison, a fine of $30,000 and ordered her to pay almost $163,000 in restitution after the 2019 trial.