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Skinner v. Switzer

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 24, 2010
559 U.S. 1033 (2010)

Opinion

No. 09–9000 09A743.

03-24-2010

Henry W. SKINNER, applicant, v. Lynn SWITZER, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas.


Opinion

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice SCALIA and by him referred to the Court granted pending disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari. Should the petition for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.


Summaries of

Skinner v. Switzer

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 24, 2010
559 U.S. 1033 (2010)
Case details for

Skinner v. Switzer

Case Details

Full title:Henry W. SKINNER, applicant, v. Lynn SWITZER, District Attorney for the…

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Mar 24, 2010

Citations

559 U.S. 1033 (2010)
130 S. Ct. 1948
176 L. Ed. 2d 411

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