Pruett v. Thigpen

Citation805 F.2d 1032
Parties*Pruett v. Thigpen 86-4236
Decision Date07 November 1986
CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)

N.D.Miss.

AFFIRMED

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  • Romano v. State
    • United States
    • United States State Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma. Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
    • December 19, 1995
    ... ... Moore v. Kemp, 809 F.2d 702, 730-733 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1054, 107 S.Ct. 2192, 95 L.Ed.2d 847 (1987); Pruett v. Thigpen, 665 F.Supp. 1254 (N.D.Miss.), aff'd 805 F.2d 1032 (5th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1033, 107 S.Ct. 1964, 95 L.Ed.2d 535 (1987) ... ...
  • Pruett v. State
    • United States
    • Mississippi Supreme Court
    • December 27, 1990
    ... ... This Court originally affirmed his conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. Pruett v. State, 431 So.2d 1101 (Miss.1983), cert. denied 464 U.S. 865, 104 S.Ct. 201, 78 L.Ed.2d 176 (1983). This Court denied him leave to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Pruett v. Thigpen, 444 So.2d 819 (Miss.1984). After extensive appeals the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi subsequently granted habeas corpus relief. Pruett v. Thigpen, 665 F.Supp. 1254 (S.D.Miss.1986), aff'd, 805 F.2d 1032 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1033, 107 S.Ct. 1964, 95 ... ...
  • Pruett v. Norris
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • August 7, 1998
    ... ... See Pruett v. Mississippi, 431 So.2d 1101, 1110 (Miss.1983) (en banc), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 865, 104 S.Ct. 201, 78 L.Ed.2d 176 (1983). Pruett's petition for writ of error coram nobis was denied. See Pruett v. Thigpen, 444 So.2d 819, 828 (Miss.1984) (en banc). Subsequently, a district court in Mississippi granted Pruett a new trial, holding that the participation of an admittedly biased juror over the objections of both the defendant and the state entitled him to habeas corpus relief. See Pruett v. Thigpen, ... ...
  • Hill v. Thigpen, DC 84-230-D-O.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of Mississippi
    • July 2, 1987
    ... ...         The court is aware of authority within this circuit holding that Mississippi's contemporaneous objection rule has been consistently applied in death penalty cases. See Pruett v. Thigpen, EC 84-31-LS (N.D. Miss.) Available on WESTLAW, DCT database (Mississippi Supreme Court has consistently required contemporaneous objection in order to preserve improper argument for appellate review), aff'd without opinion, 805 F.2d 1032 (5th Cir.1986); Johnson v. Thigpen, 623 ... ...
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