Legal Opinion
Williams v. King
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1983No. 83-3647PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
I
Robert Wayne Williams seeks a certificate of probable cause and stay of his execution now set for Tuesday, October 25, 1983 between the hours of midnight and three a.m.
II
Robert Wayne Williams was convicted in the state courts of Louisiana on April 19, 1979 of first degree murder and was sentenced to death by a jury. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal by the Louisiana Supreme Court, State v. Williams, 383 So.2d 369 (La.1980), and certiorari was denied by the United States Supreme Court, Williams v. Louisiana, 449 U.S. 1103, 101 S.Ct. 899, 66 L.Ed.2d 828…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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