Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Watson v. Butler
Watson v. Butler, 483 U.S. 1037 (1987)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1987-07-23
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- stay denied although four Justices voted to hold, rather than to grant, petition for certiorari
- four votes to hold the case pending the decision in Franklin v. Lynaugh, Court split 4-4 on stay of execution because Justice Powell had retired and no ninth justice had yet been appointed to replace him
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C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied.
Justice Stevens would grant the application.