The order to stay the Skinner execution
(ORDER LIST: 559 U.S.)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010
ORDER IN PENDING CASE
09-9000 SKINNER, HENRY W. V. SWITZER, LYNN
(O9A743)
“The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Scalia and by him referred to the Court is granted pending disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.”
Categories: Miscarriages of Justice
Tags: Capital Punishment, Henry Skinner, Texas, USSC