Shippy v. Estelle

U.S.

Court: Supreme Court of the United States

Citations: 440 U.S. 968, 59 L. Ed. 2d 784

Decision Date: 3/19/1979

Docket Number: No. 78-5274

Jurisdiction: U.S.

Bluebook Citation: Shippy v. Estelle, 440 U.S. 968, 59 L. Ed. 2d 784 (1979)

More Cases: U.S. decisions from 1979

Shippy, aka Prewitt v. Estelle, Corrections Director, et al.

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Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied based on respondents’ representation that “[a]s long as [petitioner] is actively pursuing his right to a writ of habeas corpus, [he] will not be executed.” Brief in Opposition 3.

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