Legal Opinion
Delo v. Stokes
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 11, 1990No. A-795PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Per curiam
The State of Missouri has issued a warrant for the execution of Winford Stokes, which expires at 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 11, 1990. Stokes was convicted of capital murder in 1979 and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Stokes, 638 S. W. 2d 715 (1982) (en banc). Stokes has since filed three separate petitions for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal courts, each of which was denied. See Stokes v. Armontrout, 851 F. 2d 1085 (CA8 1988), cert. denied, 488 U. S. 1019 (1989); Stokes v. Armontrout, 893 F. 2d 152 (CA8 1989), stay of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Woodard v. HutchinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. StokesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- Winford L. Stokes, Jr. v. William M. Armontrout, William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- State v. HollandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
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