Docket nos. 15–5040 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | Citations 579 U.S. ___ (more) Date 2016 | |
Full case name Terrance Williams, Petitioner v. Pennsylvania Majority Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan Dissent Roberts, joined by Alito | ||
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Williams v. Pennsylvania, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a prosecutor involved in seeking the death penalty for a defendant should recuse himself if asked to judge an appeal in the capital case.
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Williams v pennsylvania oral argument february 29 2016
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the majority opinion.
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Williams v. Pennsylvania Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA