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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1987

Cornelius Singleton v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

Cornelius Singleton v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided October 21, 1987 · Hill, Fay, Vance
831 F.2d 973; 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 14914 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Cornelius Singleton v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections

Opinion

BY THE COURT:

The district court certified that there exists probable cause for an appeal. This Court is unable to resolve the merits of petitioner’s appeal before the scheduled execution. Accordingly, the execution of petitioner is ORDERED STAYED pending further order of this Court. See Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 103 S.Ct. 3383, 77 L.Ed.2d 1090 (1983).

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