Legal Opinion

Donnie Tarpley, A/K/A Donald Topley v. Richard L. Dugger

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 28, 1988No. 86-5678PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Donnie Tarpley, also known as Donald Topley, appeals from a final order entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On December 14, 1980, Gay’s Jewelry and Gifts in Stuart, Florida was burglarized. Police officers saw Tarpley’s car in the vicinity of the burglary and a high speed chase ensued to the Martin County line. There, Tarpley’s car was stopped. A witness told the officers that she saw two males exit the car and run into the woods. Tarpley and a cohort were…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  5. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

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