COFIELD v. THIGPEN

No. 87-155.

533 So.2d 215 (1988)

Keenan Kester COFIELD v. Morris THIGPEN, as prison commissioner.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keenan Kester Cofield, Bessemer, pro se.

Harry A. Lyles, Gen. Counsel, Alabama Dept. of Corrections Legal Div., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Keenan Kester Cofield appeals defendant Morris Thigpen's summary judgment and the subsequent denial of Cofield's motion to set aside that summary judgment. This action was brought against the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections ("Corrections"), Morris Thigpen, alleging that Thigpen defamed Cofield by falsely charging or imputing to him the commission of a crime for which he could be subjected to prosecution and punishment.

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