Evans Iii v. Bennett
| Decision Date | 13 April 1979 |
| Docket Number | No. A-868,A-868 |
| Citation | 60 L.Ed.2d 370,440 U.S. 987,99 S.Ct. 1986 |
| Parties | Betty EVANS, Individually and as Next Friend Acting on Behalf of John Louis Evans III, applicant, v. Larry BENNETT, Commissioner, Alabama Correctional System, et al |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
It should be noted that the applicant has filed a letter with the Clerk of the Court stating in part:
3. As of April 11, 1979, the Alabama Supreme Court had
not yet set a new execution date for John Louis Evans.
The above stated facts may make it unnecessary for the Court to rule on her application for a stay at its conference on Friday, April 13. Should the District Court grant her son's application for a stay of execution, the application for a stay before this Court would become moot. Applicant is aware that the temporary stay granted in this action expires at 5:00 p. m. on April 13, 1979. No harm will come to applicant by the expiration of the temporary stay since the Alabama Supreme Court has not yet set a new execution date for her son and, until such date is set, her son cannot be executed."
In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that there is now no need to grant the application.
Mr. Justice POWELL took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.
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