495 U.S. 731 (1990) DEMOSTHENES ET AL. v. BAAL ET AL. No. A-857. Supreme Court of United States. Decided June 3, 1990 ON APPLICATION TO VACATE STAY *732 PER CURIAM. The State of Nevada has moved to vacate an order of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granting a stay of the execution of Thomas E. Baal. We grant the State's motion to vacate the stay. I Thomas E. Baal was convicted and sentenced to death in Nevada District Court for first-degree murder and robbery with use of a deadly...
495 U.S. 320 (1990) DELO, SUPERINTENDENT, POTOSI CORRECTIONAL CENTER v. STOKES No. A-795. Supreme Court of United States. Decided May 11, 1990 ON APPLICATION TO VACATE STAY PER CURIAM. The State of Missouri has issued a warrant for the execution of Winford Stokes, which expires at 11:59 p.m. CDT on May 11, 1990. Stokes was convicted of capital murder in 1979 and sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Stokes, 638 S.W.2d 715 (1982) (...
498 U.S. 976 111 S. Ct. 451 112 L. Ed. 2d 432 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., et al., petitioners v. Manuel Antonio NORIEGA and United States. No. 90-767. Supreme Court of the United States November 18, 1990 On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and on Application to Stay Restraining Orders Issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The application to stay restraining orders of the United States District...
498 U.S. 927 111 S. Ct. 309 112 L. Ed. 2d 295 Wilbert Lee EVANS, petitioner v. Raymond MUNCY, Warden, et al. No. 90-5958. Supreme Court of the United States October 17, 1990 The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to THE CHIEF JUSTICE and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 This Court's approval of the death penalty has...
498 U.S. 1004 111 S. Ct. 568 112 L. Ed. 2d 575 Andrew Edward ROBERTSON, petitioner v. CALIFORNIA. No. 90-5774. Supreme Court of the United States December 3, 1990 On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of California. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice BLACKMUN, with whom Justice MARSHALL joins, dissenting. 1 I would grant the petition for certiorari to determine whether petitioner's capital sentence was imposed in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth...
498 U.S. 912 111 S. Ct. 284 112 L. Ed. 2d 239 Paul Gregory HOUSE, petitioner v. TENNESSEE. No. 90-5395. Supreme Court of the United States October 9, 1990 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 In both Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367 , 108 S. Ct. 1860 , 100 L. Ed. 2d 384 (1988), and McKoy v. North Carolina, 494 U.S. 433 , 110 S. Ct. 1227 , 108 L. Ed. 2d 369 (1990), we vacated a death sentence based on jury instructions that, reasonably construed,...
498 U.S. 9 (1990) UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA ET AL. (ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BOUNDARY CASE) No. 9, Orig. Supreme Court of the United States. Decided May 31, 1960. February 26, 1985. March 1, 1988. Final Decree Entered December 12, 1960. Supplemental Decree Entered November 5, 1990. ON BILL OF COMPLAINT The Additional Supplemental Report of the Special Master, dated October 1, 1990, is received and ordered filed. The recommended Supplemental Decree is approved. SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE By its...
495 U.S. 472 (1990) DAVIS ET UX. v. UNITED STATES No. 89-98. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 26, 1990 Decided May 21, 1990 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT *473 Rex E. Lee argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Carter G. Phillips and Bart M. Davis. Assistant Attorney General Peterson argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Alan I....
498 U.S. 103 (1990) MOSKAL v. UNITED STATES. No. 89-964. Supreme Court of the United States. Argued October 1, 1990. Decided December 3, 1990. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. *105 Dennis M. Hart argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner. Stephen L. Nightingale argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Dennis, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, and Joel M. Gershowitz. JUSTICE...
496 U.S. 325 (1990) ALABAMA v. WHITE No. 89-789. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 17, 1990 Decided June 11, 1990 CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF ALABAMA *326 Joseph G. L. Marston III, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Don Siegelman, Attorney General, and Stacy S. Houston, Rosa Hamlett Davis, and Andrew J. Segal, Assistant Attorneys General. David B. Byrne, Jr., by appointment of the Court, 493 U.S. 1054...
497 U.S. 1016 110 S. Ct. 3262 111 L. Ed. 2d 772 Alexzene HAMILTON, as Natural Mother and Next Friend to James Edward Smith, petitioner v. TEXAS. No. 89-7838 (A-917). Alexzene HAMILTON, as Natural Mother and Next Friend to James Edward Smith, petitioner v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. No. 89-7842 (A-921). Case below, Tex.Cr.App., Smith v. State, 744 S.W.2d 86 . On Applications for Stay. June 26, 1990. The applications for stay of...
498 U.S. 908 111 S. Ct. 281 112 L. Ed. 2d 236 Alexzene HAMILTON, As Natural Mother and Next Friend to James Edward Smith, petitioner v. TEXAS. No. 89-7838. Supreme Court of the United States October 9, 1990 The motion of Chris Lonchar Kellogg for leave to intervene is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas is denied. Justice MARSHALL, with whom Justice BLACKMUN joins, concurring. I agree with Justice STEVENS that the issue raised in this petition...
498 U.S. 887 111 S. Ct. 222 112 L. Ed. 2d 190 Michael Wayne HUNTER, petitioner v. CALIFORNIA. No. 89-7671. Supreme Court of the United States October 1, 1990 The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 This petition for certiorari presents the significant issue whether, and under what circumstances, a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to judicially immunized testimony useful to establishing his defense. I have previously expressed my view that...
498 U.S. 883 111 S. Ct. 218 112 L. Ed. 2d 186 William Frank PARKER, petitioner v. ARKANSAS. No. 89-7631. Case below, 292 Ark. 421 , 731 S.W.2d 756 ; 300 Ark. 360 , 779 S.W.2d 156 . Oct. 1, 1990. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, dissenting. 1 It is well established "that the Double Jeopardy Clause precludes a second trial once the reviewing court has found the evidence legally insufficient" to support conviction. Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1 , 18, 98 S. Ct....
497 U.S. 1032 110 S. Ct. 3297 111 L. Ed. 2d 806 Danial SIEBERT, petitioner v. ALABAMA. No. 89-7528. Case below, Ala.Cr.App., 555 So. 2d 772 ; 555 So. 2d 780 . Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Alabama. 1 June 28, 1990. Denied. 2 Justice BRENNAN and Justice MARSHALL dissenting: 3 Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 , 227, 231, 96 S....
497 U.S. 37 (1990) COLLINS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION v. YOUNGBLOOD No. 89-742. Supreme Court of the United States. Argued March 19, 1990. Decided June 21, 1990. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT *38 Charles A. Palmer, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Jim Mattox, Attorney General, Mary F. Keller, First Assistant Attorney General, and Michael P. Hodge,...
498 U.S. 39 (1990) CAGE v. LOUISIANA. No. 89-7302. Supreme Court of the United States. Decided November 13, 1990. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA PER CURIAM. The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed informa pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. In state criminal trials, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment "protects the accused against conviction except upon proof beyond a reasonable doubt of every fact necessary...
498 U.S. 1 (1990) SHELL v. MISSISSIPPI. No. 89-7279. Supreme Court of the United States. Decided October 29, 1990. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI PER CURIAM. The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. To the extent that the Mississippi Supreme Court relied on the "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel" aggravating factor in affirming petitioner's death sentence, its decision is...
497 U.S. 543 (1990) ALVARADO v. UNITED STATES No. 89-6985. Supreme Court of the United States. Decided June 25, 1990. ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT PER CURIAM. At his criminal trial, petitioner claimed that the Government used certain peremptory challenges to remove black jurors solely on the grounds of race, contrary to Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). The District Court accepted the Government's explanations for its...
495 U.S. 641 (1990) FORT STEWART SCHOOLS v. FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY ET AL. No. 89-65. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 10, 1990 Decided May 29, 1990 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT *642 Christopher J. Wright argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Acting Solicitor General Roberts, *643 Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Deputy Solicitor General Shapiro, William Kanter, and Jacob M. Lewis. William E. Persina...
