Maggio v. Williams
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court
464 U.S. 46 (1983)
MAGGIO, WARDEN
v.
WILLIAMS
No. A-301.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided November 7, 1983
ON APPLICATION TO VACATE STAY
2Per curiam
On October 23, 1983, less than two days before Williams' scheduled execution, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the execution "pending final action of the Supreme Court." Because we agree with applicant that the stay was improvidently imposed, we grant his motion to vacate the stay and to allow the State to reschedule Williams' execution.
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Williams was sentenced to death for killing a security guard while robbing a grocery store in Baton Rouge,…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent · Brennan; Dissent · Blackmun.
3Cases cited35 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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