Bucklew v. Lombardi, 134 S. Ct. 2333, 189 L. Ed. 2d 206 (2014)

May 21, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States · No. 13A1153.
134 S. Ct. 2333, 189 L. Ed. 2d 206, 82 U.S.L.W. 3684

Russell BUCKLEW, applicant,
v.
George A. LOMBARDI, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections.

No. 13A1153.

Supreme Court of the United States

May 21, 2014.

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice ALITO and by him referred to the Court treated as an application for stay pending appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Application granted pending disposition of petitioner's appeal. We leave for further consideration in the lower courts whether an evidentiary hearing is necessary.