Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

James v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 18, 1986 · Application, Deny, Rehnquist, Stay, White

475 U.S. 1074; 106 S. Ct. 1393; 89 L. Ed. 2d 707; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 831 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Harich v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Et Al. (Supreme Court of the United States 1986)
Arthur Lee Jones v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and W.E. Johnson, Warden, Nolman Unit (11th Cir. 1986)
Funchess v. Wainwright (Fla. 1986)
Thomas v. Wainwright (11th Cir. 1986)

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Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 1986, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, is granted until April 7, 1986, or until the disposition by this Court of the petition for writ of certiorari, whichever is earlier, unless otherwise extended by the Court.

The Chief Justice, Justice White, Justice Rehnquist, and Justice O’Connor would deny the application for stay.

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