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Johnson v. Missouri

Application for stay of execution denied on November 29, 2022. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson would have granted the application.

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22a463	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2022

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Kevin Johnson.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Will Jackson be the Supreme Courts next great opponent of capital punishment? (James Romoser, December 5, 2022)
Jackson issues dissent in Missouri death-penalty case a day after majority allowed execution to proceed (Amy Howe, December 1, 2022)
Court green-lights execution of Missouri man who presented evidence of racist prosecutor (Amy Howe, November 30, 2022)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/29/2022	Application (22A463) for stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
11/29/2022	Response to application from respondent Missouri filed.
11/29/2022	Application (22A463) referred to the Court.
11/29/2022	Application (22A463) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Sotomayor and Justice Jackson would grant the application for stay of execution.
11/29/2022	Reply of applicant Kevin Johnson filed.
11/30/2022	Opinion by Justice Jackson, with whom Justice Sotomayor join, dissenting from the denial of stay of execution. (Detached Opinion).