Barefoot v. Estelle

Supreme Court

Barefoot v. Estelle

459 U.S. 1169, 103 S. Ct. 841, 74 L. Ed. 2d 1032, 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3185

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedJanuary 24, 1983

DocketNo. 82-6080

StatusPublished

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Barefoot v. Estelle, 459 U.S. 1169, 103 S. Ct. 841, 74 L. Ed. 2d 1032, 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3185 (1983).

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C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death was presented to Justice White and referred to the Court. Treating the application as a petition for writ of certiorari before judgment, certiorari granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the question presented by the application, namely, the appropriate standard for granting or denying a stay of execution pending disposition of an appeal by a federal court of appeals by a death-sentenced federal habeas corpus petitioner, and also the issues on the appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Execution and enforcement of the sentence of death set for Tuesday, January 25, 1983, is stayed pending the sending down of the judgment of this Court.

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C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death was presented to Justice White and referred to the Court. Treating the application as a petition for writ of certiorari before judgment, certiorari granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the question presented by the application, namely, the appropriate standard for granting or denying a stay of execution pending disposition of an appeal by a federal court of appeals by a death-sentenced federal habeas corpus petitioner, and also the issues on the appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Execution and enforcement of the sentence of death set for Tuesday, January 25, 1983, is stayed pending the sending down of the judgment of this Court.

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459 U.S. 1169, 103 S. Ct. 841, 74 L. Ed. 2d 1032, 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3185, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/barefoot-v-estelle-scotus-1983.