The Gavel · 15-5040 · 579 U.S. 1
Williams v. Pennsylvania
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SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.
Lead Opinion
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Opinion of the Court
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Feb 29, 2016
60 min
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Williams v. Pennsylvania
Jun 9, 2016 · Kennedydelivered, Thomas · 579 U.S. 1
Justice KENNEDYdelivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania vacated the decision of a postconviction court, which had granted relief to a prisoner convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. One of the justices on the State Supreme Court had been the district attorney who gave his official approval to seek the death penalty in the prisoner's case. The justice in question denied th…
Williams v. Pennsylvania
Oct 1, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 28
Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District, granted.