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Kennedy v. WainwrightKennedy v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States
Feb 14, 1986
No. A-622
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Application for stay of execution of sentence of death scheduled ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍for Tuesday, February 18, 1986, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, is granted ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍pending the timely filing and disposition by this Court of a petition for writ of certiorari. 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 issuance of the mandate of this Court.

*1113Justice O’Connor took ‍‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‍no part in the consideration or decision of this application.

Case Details

Case Name: Kennedy v. Wainwright
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Feb 14, 1986
Citations: 474 U.S. 1112; 106 S. Ct. 1065; No. A-622
Docket Number: No. A-622
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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