| Donald Thomas | Gibbs |
| Type: | 3rd Striker | Sentence: | 27 years to life |
| For | stealing and forging blank checks of cousin |
| Type: | Date: | Strike(s): |
| Current | 11/07/1995 | Petty Theft w Prior |
| Current | 11/14/1995 | Forgery |
| Prior | 01/25/1985 | Residential burglary |
| Prior | 01/01/1992 | Robbery--2nd Degree |
| Race ethnicity: | White |
| Physically disabled: | N/A |
| Mentally disabled: | N/A |
| History of suffering from substance abuse: | Yes |
| Marital status: | Married |
| No. of Children: | 1 |
| Highest ed level: | High school grad |
| Military service: | N/A |
| Employed at time of current conviction: | Yes |
| Paraphrased summary of comments made by prisoner and/or others: |
| Burglary in 1985 resulted in a Y.A. sentence of 2 years, 8 months (believes it is incorrectly classified as an "inhabited dwelling.". |
| The robbery in 1992 was the result of taking a pizza from a delivery man for a total loss of $31.00. The current offense involved |
| stealing a booklet of blank checks from his cousin and then uttering 6 of the checks for a total amount of $360.00. |
| Quotes: |
| N/A |
| Prisoner believes he or she was wrongfully convicted: | N/A |
| Reason(s) for wrongful conviction, if applicable: |
| Prior felony incorrectly classified as "serious." |
| Verification available/done on this story: |
| Letter from prisoner |
| Probation report |
| Abstract of judgement |
| Court opinion (unpublished) |
| Response letter sent |
| DA complaint |
| Police report |
| Signed media info. sheet |
| Appellate brief prepared by defense attorney |
| Response letter received |
| Oral arguments at appeal |
| People available to contact about story: |
| Wife |
| Attorney |
| Attorney--Appellate |
| Mother |
| Cousin and victim |