Tarver v. Allen

Filing 31

Order, in accordance w/the 30 Order entered 9/24/12, sentence of death imposed upon Pet, Bobby Tarver, is VACATED, & it is further ORDERED that the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, resentence Tarver to a term of life imprisonment w/o the possibility of parole. The resentencing should occur within 90 days from the date of this order. Signed by Judge Callie V. S. Granade on 9/27/2012. (tot)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
BOBBY TARVER,

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Petitioner,
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v.
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Kim T. Thomas,1 Commissioner,
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Alabama Department of Corrections, )
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Respondent.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-00294-CG-B

ORDER
In accordance with the order entered on September 24, 2012 (Doc. 30), it is
ORDERED that the sentence of death imposed upon petitioner Bobby Tarver is
VACATED. It is further ORDERED that the Circuit Court of Mobile County,
Alabama resentence Bobby Tarver to a term of life imprisonment without the
possibility of parole. The resentencing shall occur within 90 days from the date of
this order.
DONE and ORDERED this 27th day of September, 2012.
/s/ Callie V. S. Granade
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court has substituted Kim T.
Thomas, the current Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, for Richard Allen,
who formerly served in that capacity.
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