Kennedy v. Hopper

[PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ FILED No. 97-6812 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT 10/01/98 D. C. Docket No. CV-91-C-0106-S THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK VICTOR KENNEDY, Petitioner-Appellant, versus JOE HOPPER, Commissioner of Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama _________________________ (October 1, 1998) Before TJOFLAT, ANDERSON and COX, Circuit Judges. COX, Circuit Judge: Victor…