Note: There's no mention of the cert petition — the formal request for #SCOTUS to hear an appeal. It only takes four votes to hear a case.
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This is extraordinary. The Chief Justice — and Justice Kennedy — declined to grant a stay of execution when four justices wished to do so.
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A month ago, Chief Justice Roberts provided the fifth vote for a stay of execution in Alabama: "I vote to grant the stay as a courtesy."pic.twitter.com/pRad0G0N9D
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Today, with the same state's law in question, Roberts denied a stay.
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Another note: Today's case is a "judicial override" case. The jury recommended life, but the judge nonetheless sentenced Smith to death.
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So, we have ANOTHER temporary stay of execution in Smith's case. Here is the basis of the new request from Smith's lawyerspic.twitter.com/kTWinl3FSf
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Here is the full
#SCOTUS motion: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3234848/Reconsideration.pdf … / Here is Thomas's new temporary stay of execution:pic.twitter.com/iXFqrcqG4C
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AL execution was set for 6p CT. Still awaiting SCOTUS decision on motion to reconsider stay of execution request.https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/alabama-execution-ronald-smith?utm_term=.ohG5LeY2p …
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#SCOTUS DENIES motion for reconsideration in Roland Smith's case. Stay is vacated; AL execution can proceed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/alabama-execution-ronald-smith?utm_term=.ebG6GPMWKp#.icqJGPdRX9 …pic.twitter.com/nnmHhrTglu
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