Legal Opinion

Stephens v. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 26, 1984No. 83-1845Published

1Opinion of the Court

469 U.S. 1043

105 S.Ct. 530

83 L.Ed.2d 417

Alpha Otis O'Daniel STEPHENS

v.

Ralph KEMP, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center

No. 83-1845

Supreme Court of the United States

November 26, 1984

Rehearing Denied Dec. 11, 1984.

See 469 U.S. 1099, 105 S.Ct. 609.

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

The order entered December 13, 1983 staying execution of sentence of death is vacated.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

2Dissent · BrennanJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Marshall

1

The petitioner Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens has been condemned to death by electrocution. In this…

Also in this document: Dissent · Stevens.

3Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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