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    Tony Barksdale - Alabama Death Row






    Summary of Offense:

    Convicted and sentenced to death in 1997 for the 1995 murder of Julie Rhodes.

    The victim, 19-year-old Julie Rhodes, worked at a store in the shopping center. As she was returning in her old Maxima [automobile] from her supper break to the parking area, Barksdale flagged her down and the three of them got in the car with the victim. Barksdale was seated in the backseat. He gave Julie directions to drive in the neighborhood, and to turn into a ‘dead-end’ street and stop. Garrison and Hilburn got out and ran behind a nearby shed. The Maxima moved along the street past several houses, turned into a driveway, backed out, and came back down the street. Two shots were fired by Barksdale and the car stopped. Barksdale pushed Julie out of the car and told Garrison and Hilburn to get in. They went to some place in Alexander City and disposed of some things that were in the car and then drove back to Guntersville. Barksdale still had the gun and displayed it to several people. All of them were arrested several days later and the automobile and pistol were recovered.

    Desperately seeking help and trying to escape, Julie managed to get to some nearby houses. Someone heard her screams and she was discovered lying in the yard of a house, bleeding profusely. Medics were called and she was transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment and then transported by helicopter to Birmingham. She was dead on arrival in Birmingham. She was shot once in the face and once in the back. She was bleeding to death and went into shock. She was fearful and was trying to escape her assailant, and expressed several times to various persons, including medical personnel, that she was going to die. She was correct.

    http://caselaw.findlaw.com/al-court-...s/1096216.html

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    On May 2, 2008, Barksdale filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/ala...cv00327/38212/

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    On December 21, 2018, Barksdale's habeas petition was DENIED by Chief Judge Watkins (G.W. Bush).

    https://docs.justia.com/cases/federa...00327/38212/62

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    Final petition for writ of certiorari filed to SCOTUS on November 27, 2020.

    Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Case Numbers: (20-10993-P)
    Decision Date: June 29, 2020

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/20-6498.html
    Last edited by Moh; 12-07-2020 at 01:39 AM. Reason: Added date of appellate court decision
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    Distributed for conference April 16, 2021.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/20-6498.html
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    In today's United States Supreme Court orders, Barksdale's petition for a writ of certiorari was DENIED.

    Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Case Numbers: (20-10993-P)
    Decision Date: June 29, 2020

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/20-6498.html

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