Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 2010No. 09-12869PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Richard Allen, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, appeals the district court order granting Kenneth Glenn Thomas penalty phase habeas relief based on its finding that Thomas is mentally retarded and ineligible for execution pursuant to Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002). Because we conclude that the district court did not clearly err in its mental retardation finding, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A Limestone County, Alabama, jury convicted Thomas for the intentional murder of Flossie McLemore during the course…
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