Legal Opinion
Arthur v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 2, 2016No. 16-15549PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
It has been 34 years since Thomas Arthur brutally murdered Troy Wicker. During 1982 to 1992, Thomas Arthur was thrice tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for Wicker’s murder. After his third death sentence in 1992, Arthur for the next 24 years has pursued, unsuccessfully, dozens of direct and post-conviction appeals in both state and federal courts.
In addition, starting nine years ago in 2007 and on three separate occasions, Arthur has filed civil lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the drug protocol to be used in his execution. This is Arthur’s third such §…
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