Thompson v. State

Leslie Thompson appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus by the Circuit Court of Escambia County.

The record reveals that Thompson, an inmate in the Alabama prison system, was found guilty of insubordination by a prison disciplinary committee. He allegedly made an obscene gesture to a prison officer while refusing to obey a direct order. Thompson's punishment for the infraction was, inter alia, 21 days of segregation. After exhausting administrative appeals, Thompson filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, which was…