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Gutierrez v. Saenz

Emergency application for stay of execution is granted on July 16, 2024.

Docket No.	Date Filed	Op. Below	Argument	Order	Term
23a1160	06/25/2024	5th Cir.	TBD	TBD	OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Ruben Gutierrez.

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Court blocks Texas execution (Amy Howe, July 17, 2024)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
06/25/2024	Application (23A1160) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Alito.
07/16/2024	Application (23A1160) referred to the Court.
07/16/2024	Application (23A1160) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is granted pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari. Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.