Legal Opinion
Donald Thigpen v. Fred Smith
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 1986No. 85-7264PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
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On May 5, 1972, Donald Thigpen was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, for the slaying of Cassie Lee Davis. Thigpen was sentenced to death, but, on appeal, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reduced the sentence to life imprisonment. Thigpen v. State, 50 Ala. App. 176, 277 So.2d 922 (Ala.Crim.App. 1973). 1
On April 16, 1975, while serving his life sentence, Thigpen and ten other inmates escaped from Holman Prison, located in Escambia County, Alabama. The next day Thigpen and another escapee, Pedro Williams,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by20 opinions
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