Waldrop v. State

Billy Wayne Waldrop was convicted in Talladega County of attempted murder and sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole. Waldrop and the victim, Ray Anthony Thompson, were both inmates in the Talladega County Jail. Thompson was a trustee with the duty of washing clothes for the other inmates.

A disagreement arose regarding doing the laundry, and the appellant told Thompson ". . . I'm going to kill you." Waldrop subsequently told him he would kill both Thompson and his mother. The appellant stated to the sheriff and other officers, "I am going to kill that goddamned…