Richard Hines talking with reporters outside the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama, where his son, Tommy, would be tried.

Tommy Lee Hines, a 26-year old man who was said to have the mind of a 6-year-old child, had been charged with raping three white women in Decatur. Because his lawyer argued that he could not get a fair trial in Morgan County, it was moved to Cullman, where an all-white jury convicted him of one rape...

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Main Author: Triolo, Tony
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124767
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collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
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Richard Hines talking with reporters outside the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama, where his son, Tommy, would be tried.
Triolo, Tony
fulltopic Photographs
Hines, Richard; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; Journalists; Judicial proceedings; Cullman (Ala.); Cullman County (Ala.)
description Tommy Lee Hines, a 26-year old man who was said to have the mind of a 6-year-old child, had been charged with raping three white women in Decatur. Because his lawyer argued that he could not get a fair trial in Morgan County, it was moved to Cullman, where an all-white jury convicted him of one rape and sentenced him to thirty years in prison. Two years later, a different jury found him mentally incompetent to stand trial, and he was transferred to Partlow State School and Hospital in Tuscaloosa, where he stayed for more than a decade.
spelling HT0002458_10HT0002458Richard Hines talking with reporters outside the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama, where his son, Tommy, would be tried.Tommy Lee Hines, a 26-year old man who was said to have the mind of a 6-year-old child, had been charged with raping three white women in Decatur. Because his lawyer argued that he could not get a fair trial in Morgan County, it was moved to Cullman, where an all-white jury convicted him of one rape and sentenced him to thirty years in prison. Two years later, a different jury found him mentally incompetent to stand trial, and he was transferred to Partlow State School and Hospital in Tuscaloosa, where he stayed for more than a decade.1978-10-031970-1979Triolo, TonyHuntsville Times002630Hines, Richard; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; Journalists; Judicial proceedings; Cullman (Ala.); Cullman County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124767
title Richard Hines talking with reporters outside the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama, where his son, Tommy, would be tried.
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