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Vernon Madison, Applicant v. Alabama

Application · Circuit Court of Alabama, Mobile County, No. CC-1985-001385.80


Application granted · January 25, 2018

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Angela Leigh Setzer

For respondent
James Roy Houts

Case

Conference history

Linked docket
17-7505

Proceedings

  1. Jan 25 2018
    UPON CONSIDERATION of the application of counsel for the applicant, IT IS ORDERED that execution of the sentence of death is hereby stayed pending further order of Justice Thomas or of the Court.
  2. Jan 25 2018
    Application (17A770) referred to the Court.
  3. Jan 25 2018
    Application (17A770) granted by the Court. The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court. Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch would deny the application.
  4. Jan 22 2018
    Application (17A770) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.
  5. Jan 22 2018
    Response to application from respondent State of Alabama filed.