Gardiner given stiff sentence
By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Local resident Julie Gardiner was convicted of dealing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a public park, a Class A felony, June 12 in Carroll Circuit Court.

Judge Donald Currie sentenced Gardiner July 13 and issued the following:

"The Defendant shall be committed to the Department of Correction for classification and confinement for a period of thirty (30) years. The Defendant shall not be fined but shall be assessed court costs of $359.00."

Ten years of Gardiner's sentence was suspended and she was given 10 years of probation. Gardiner was

given 48 days credit for

time spent in confinement.

Gardiner told the court she planned to appeal the sentence and requested a public defender be appointed for that purpose. The court found the defendant indigent and appointed Richard L. Martin for the appeal.