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Hardwick v. Wainwright

478 U.S. 1046, 92 L. Ed. 2d 785, 107 S. Ct. 17, 55 U.S.L.W. 3228, 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2837
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided September 23, 1986·No. No. A-225·Published

Opinion

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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Hardwick v. Wainwright, 478 U.S. 1046, 92 L. Ed. 2d 785, 107 S. Ct. 17, 55 U.S.L.W. 3228, 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2837 (1986).

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