Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Nagle
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 1997No. 96-6752PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Steven Allen Thompson (“Thompson” or “defendant”) appeals the district court’s judgment denying his petition for habeas corpus relief from his convictions and sentence of death. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A. FACTS
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals repeated the facts as stated by the trial judge in his sentencing order.
The victim, Robin Balarzs, was engaged to marry David Roberts, a long-time friend of the defendant. On May 11, 1984, David Roberts was absent from Huntsville due to military service. Defendant was aware of…
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