Tommy Lee Hines arriving for his trial at the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama.

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 sente...

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Main Author: Jones
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Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Tommy Lee Hines arriving for his trial at the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama.
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Hines, Tommy Lee; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; Judicial proceedings; Law enforcement officers; Cullman (Ala.); Cullman County (Ala.)
description 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 BN0041813_06BN0041813Tommy Lee Hines arriving for his trial at the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama.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.1978-10-021970-1979JonesBirmingham News78-05517Hines, Tommy Lee; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; Judicial proceedings; Law enforcement officers; 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/124825
title Tommy Lee Hines arriving for his trial at the Cullman County courthouse in Cullman, Alabama.
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