Tommy Lee Hines with his father and other men outside the Cullman County courthouse before his trial 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: Triolo, Tony
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/124862
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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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Tommy Lee Hines with his father and other men outside the Cullman County courthouse before his trial in Cullman, Alabama.
Triolo, Tony
fulltopic Photographs
Hines, Richard; Hines, Tommy Lee; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; Judicial proceedings; 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 HT0002458_08HT0002458Tommy Lee Hines with his father and other men outside the Cullman County courthouse before his trial 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.1978-10-031970-1979Triolo, TonyHuntsville Times002630Hines, Richard; Hines, Tommy Lee; African Americans--Capture & Imprisonment; 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/124862
title Tommy Lee Hines with his father and other men outside the Cullman County courthouse before his trial in Cullman, Alabama.
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