Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Robert Wayne WILLIAMS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1980-08-19
Citations: 387 So. 2d 598
Docket Number: No. 65,563
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Robert Wayne WILLIAMS.
Judges: WATSON, J., dissents being of the opinion that the stay order should issue from the United States Supreme Court.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 387
Pages: 598–598

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Robert Wayne WILLIAMS.
No. 65,563.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Aug. 19, 1980.

Opinion:
In re Robert Wayne Williams, applying for stay of execution. East Baton Rouge Parish. 383 So.2d 369.
Granted. Inasmuch as defendant's execution is scheduled for August 27, 1980 and the Supreme Court of the United States has granted defendant's newly retained counsel until October 16,1980 to file a petition for a writ of certiorari, defendant's execution is stayed until the Supreme Court of the United States takes final action on his petition or until such time, in advance of that date, as this Court deems proper.
WATSON, J., dissents being of the opinion that the stay order should issue from the United States Supreme Court.