Purkey v. United States

Decision Date16 October 2006
Docket NumberNo. 05-11528.,05-11528.
Citation127 S.Ct. 433,549 U.S. 975,166 L.Ed.2d 307,75 USLW 3205
PartiesWesley Ira PURKEY, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Case below, 428 F.3d 738.

*434Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

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  • The Roberts Court and the death penalty code.
    • United States
    • Jones Law Review Vol. 12 No. 2, March 2008
    • March 22, 2008
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