Legal Opinion
Maggio v. Williams
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 7, 1983No. A-301PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Per curiam
On October 23, 1983, less than two days before Williams’ scheduled execution, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth *47Circuit stayed the execution “pending final action of the Supreme Court.” Because we agree with applicant that the stay was improvidently imposed, we grant his motion to vacate the stay and to allow the State to reschedule Williams’ execution.
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Williams was sentenced to death for killing a security guard while robbing a grocery store in Baton Rouge, La. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Louisiana Supreme Court. State v. Williams, 383 So. 2d 369 (1980). After we…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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