Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Madison
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 2017No. 17–193PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
More than 30 years ago, Vernon Madison crept up behind police officer Julius Schulte and shot him twice in the head at close range. An Alabama jury found Madison guilty of capital murder. The trial court sentenced him to death. See Ex parte Madison, 718 So.2d 104, 105-106 (1998).
In 2016, as Madison's execution neared, he petitioned the trial court for a suspension of his death sentence. He argued that, due to several recent strokes, he has become incompetent to be executed. The court held a hearing to receive testimony from two psychologists who had examined Madison and prepared reports…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Panetti v. QuartermanSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Ex Parte MadisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Vernon Madison v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
3Cited by50 opinions
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- John Doe v. Adam GrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
- Madison v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
- Reynolds v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
- Harris v. SharpCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
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