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EVANS V. ALABAMA, 461 U. S. 1301 (1983)
461 U. S. 1301U.S. Supreme Court
Evans v. Alabama, 461 U.S. 1301 (1983)
Evans v. Alabama
No. A-848 (82-6581)
Decided April 21, 1983
461 U.S. 1301
Syllabus
An application for a stay of execution of applicant's death sentence, pending the disposition of his petition for certiorari to review the Alabama Supreme Court's denial of his motion requesting a new sentencing hearing, is denied. Applicant's constitutional challenges to Alabama's capital sentencing procedures have been rejected by several state and federal courts.