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THOMAS v. NEWSOME

No. 86-8841 Non-Argument Calendar.

821 F.2d 1550 (1987)

Albert THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lanson NEWSOME, Warden, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd M. Buford, Macon, Ga. (Court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Paula K. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL, FAY and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on January 28, 1977, appellant Albert Thomas, armed with a pistol he had taken from a friend earlier that evening, robbed a Days Inn Motel in Athens, Georgia and kidnapped David Parris, the night auditor. Thomas forced Parris to undress and tied him up with his own clothes. As they were driving around, and apparently without warning or provocation, Thomas shot Parris in the head. Thomas then drove to a deserted area where...

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