Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Williams v. King
464 U.S. 1027
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-12-12
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- granting stay of execution pending Eleventh Circuit's en banc consideration of Spencer
- per dissenting opinion of Justice Powell, joined by then Chief Justice Burger, now Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice O'Conner
- per dissenting opinion of Justice Powell, joined by Chief Justice Burger, Justice Rehnquist and Justice O'Conner
- stay of execution granted pending en banc determination of this issue in Spencer
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C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, addressed to Justice Brennan and referred to the Court, denied.
Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall would grant the application for stay.Certiorari denied.