Johnson v. Bredesen
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court
130 S.Ct. 541 (2009)
Cecil C. JOHNSON, Petitioner,
v.
Phil BREDESEN, Governor of Tennessee, et al.
No. 09-7839 (09A521).
Supreme Court of United States.
December 2, 2009.
STEVENS, J.
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice STEVENS and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Statement of Justice STEVENS, with whom Justice BREYER joins, respecting the denial of certiorari.
Petitioner Cecil Johnson, Jr., has been confined to a solitary cell awaiting his execution for nearly 29 years.[1] Johnson bears little, if any,…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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