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Moore v. Blackburn

479 U.S. 1048 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1987-01-16 Docket No. A-524 (86-6188) English

Judges The Chief Justice, Justice O’Connor, and Justice Scalia would deny the application.

Delivered by Majority

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p. 1048
January 16, 1987
No. A-524 (86-6188).
Moore v. Blackburn, Warden.

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, is granted pending the disposition by this Court of the petition for writ of certiorari. Should the petition for writ of certio-rari be denied, this stay terminates automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, this stay shall continue pending the sending down of the judgment of this Court.

The Chief Justice, Justice O’Connor, and Justice Scalia would deny the application.