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Thigpen v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Mar 10, 1978
355 So. 2d 400 (Ala. 1978)

Opinion

77-42.

December 9, 1977. Rehearing Denied March 10, 1978.

John L. Jernigan, III, for Stokes Jernigan, Brewton, for petitioner.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Larry R. Newman, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, opposed.


PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, 355 So.2d 392.


Affirmed on the authority of Ex parte Harris, 11 ABR 2510 (Ala. 1977).

AFFIRMED.

BLOODWORTH, FAULKNER, ALMON and EMBRY, JJ., concur.

MADDOX, J., concurs specially.

TORBERT, C.J., and JONES, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., dissent.

For the special concurrence and dissenting opinions of the respective Justices, see Harris, supra.


Summaries of

Thigpen v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Mar 10, 1978
355 So. 2d 400 (Ala. 1978)
Case details for

Thigpen v. State

Case Details

Full title:In re Donald THIGPEN v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte Donald Thigpen

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Mar 10, 1978

Citations

355 So. 2d 400 (Ala. 1978)

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