Case Name: Cornelius SINGLETON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Morris THIGPEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1987-10-21
Citations: 831 F.2d 973
Docket Number: No. 87-7629
Parties: Cornelius SINGLETON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Morris THIGPEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before HILL, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 831
Pages: 973–973

Head Matter:
Cornelius SINGLETON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Morris THIGPEN, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 87-7629.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Oct. 21, 1987.
A1 Pennington, Pennington, McCleave & Patterson, Mobile, Ala., for petitioner-appellant.
Ed Carnes, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Alabama, Montgomery, Ala., for respondent-appellee.
Before HILL, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

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).