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Demosthenes v. Baal

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 3, 1990No. A-857PublishedCited by 265 opinions

1Per curiam

The State of Nevada has moved to vacate an order of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting a stay of the execution of Thomas E. Baal. We grant the State’s motion to vacate the stay.

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Thomas E. Baal was convicted and sentenced to death in Nevada District Court for first-degree murder and robbery with use of a deadly weapon. Evidence indicated that after attempting to rob Frances P. Maves, Baal stabbed her numerous times, took her car, and fled. Maves was pronounced dead some hours later. Police officers arrested Baal in Reno on February 28, 1988. After being given his Miranda…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Maggio v. FulfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Rees v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by265 opinions

  1. Joseph Nara v. Frederick FrankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  2. Francis S. v. StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  3. Shillinger v. HaworthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. Eugene Williams Gall, Jr. v. Phil Parker, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Charles Joseph Hogan, A/K/A Hal Winter Michael TrupeiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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