ALMON v. JERNIGAN

No. 82-8571.

715 F.2d 1505 (1983)

Eddie ALMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marvin JERNIGAN, Warden, Central Correctional Institution, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald P. Word, Carrollton, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Nicholas G. Dumich, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, FAY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Eddie Almon, a state prisoner, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. We affirm.

Almon shot and killed Charlie Thomas after an argument at a party on September 24, 1977. The victim's son, Carroll County Deputy Sheriff Charles Thomas, Jr., apprehended Almon on a country road shortly after the shooting. Deputy Thomas struck Almon several times, forced Almon to...

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