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Celestine v. BlackburnCelestine v. Blackburn

Supreme Court of the United States
Sep 25, 1985
No. A-236 (85-5466)
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Application

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍sentence of death scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 1985, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍the Court, is granted pending the disposition by this Court of the petition for writ of *939certiorari. Should the petition ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay terminates automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍is granted, this stay shall continue pending the sending down of the judgment of this Court.

Justice O’Connor took ‍‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍no part in the consideration or decision of this application.

Case Details

Case Name: Celestine v. Blackburn
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Sep 25, 1985
Citations: 473 U.S. 938; 106 S. Ct. 31; 87 L. Ed. 2d 707; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2920; No. A-236 (85-5466)
Docket Number: No. A-236 (85-5466)
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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