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Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979)
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Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979)
Evans v. Bennett No. A-868 Decided April 5, 1979 440 U.S. 1301
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION
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A mother’s application for stay of her condemned murderer son’s execution scheduled by the Alabama Supreme Court for April , 1979, based on the son’s alleged incompetency, is granted, pending further consideration by the Circuit Justice, or by the full Court if the application is referred thereto by the Circuit Justice, of submissions of a response to the application by respondent Commissioner of the Alabama Correctional System and an explanation by applicant’s counsel as to why applicant had waited until April 2 to seek habeas corpus relief in Federal District Court.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979) in 440 U.S. 1301 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UQHGGCLZLGLLUGG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979), in 440 U.S. 1301, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UQHGGCLZLGLLUGG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979). cited in 1979, 440 U.S. 1301. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UQHGGCLZLGLLUGG.
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