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The Gavel · 15-5040 · 579 U.S. 1

Williams v. Pennsylvania

Williams v. Pennsylvania

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Docket
15-5040
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Jun 9, 2016

Why tracked

Ledger editorial note, not an official Court ranking of importance.

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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Arguments

  • Feb 29, 2016

    60 min

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  • Williams v. Pennsylvania

    Jun 9, 2016 · Kennedydelivered, Thomas · 579 U.S. 1

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    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

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    • Lead Opinion

    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.