Legal Opinion
Kirk B. Lenhard v. Charles Wolff
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 7, 1979No. A-172PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Rehnquist, Circuit Justice.
On August 25, 1979, I temporarily enjoined respondents from executing Jesse Bishop, upon whom a death sentence was imposed by the State District Court for Clark County, Nev., and affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nevada in July 1979. I issued the injunction so that I would be able to consider the response of Nevada officials and additional information of record which I requested from each of the parties. In the exercise of what I find to be as difficult a task as must be performed by any Member of this Court — the obligation to act as surrogate for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gilmore v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Evans v. BennettSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bishop v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. TylerOhio Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. GuzmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Franz Ex Rel. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- James David Autry v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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