Legal Opinion
Waldrop v. Thigpen
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided June 9, 1994No. CV 90-H-1845-SPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HANCOCK, District Judge.
This is an action for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by an Alabama state prisoner under a sentence of death. With the assistance of counsel, petitioner filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus on September 6, 1990, which was subsequently amended on September 25, 1990, and May 2, 1991.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In the late-night hours of June 2 or early-morning hours of June 3, 1982, Thurmon Macon Donahoo was robbed, beaten, shot, and his house burned to the ground. His body, charred almost beyond recognition, was found during…
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