Williams v. Pennsylvania
| Williams v. Pennsylvania | |||||||
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| Argued February 29, 2016 Decided June 9, 2016 | |||||||
| Full case name | Terrance Williams, Petitioner v. Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Docket nos. | 15–5040 | ||||||
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| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement | ||||||
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| Case opinions | |||||||
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan | ||||||
| Dissent | Roberts, joined by Alito | ||||||
| Dissent | Thomas | ||||||
| Laws applied | |||||||
| U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV | |||||||
Williams v. Pennsylvania, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a prosecutor involved in seeking the death penalty for a defendant should recuse himself if asked to judge an appeal in the capital case.[1][2]
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the majority opinion.[2]
References
- ↑ SCOTUSblog coverage
- 1 2 Williams v. Pennsylvania, No. 15–5040, 579 U.S. ____ (2016).
External links
- Slip opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court
- SCOTUSblog coverage
- Oyez.org coverage
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