Legal Opinion
John Cook Thomas v. Sara Cousins Sellers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 81-7822PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1977, John Cook Thomas was sentenced to eight years in jail on a Mobile County, Alabama burglary charge. After a successful appeal and upon being re-tried he received a sentence of five years on this charge. Considering this conviction alone, appellant was scheduled for a hearing before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles in January, 1979. That date was set based on appellant having served one-third of his Mobile sentence. Appellant was not aware that this date had been set. After setting the hearing date, the Board learned that Thomas had been convicted of grand larceny in Tallapoosa…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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