Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Hardwick v. Wainwright

Hardwick v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided September 23, 1986 · Application, Deny, Rehnquist, Stay
478 U.S. 1046; 55 U.S.L.W. 3228; 92 L. Ed. 2d 785; 107 S. Ct. 17; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2837 (United States Reports)

Hardwick v. Wainwright

Opinion of the Court

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, 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 certio-rari. 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.

Justice Rehnquist and Justice O’Connor would deny the application for stay.

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