Calderon v. Thompson, No. 97-215 (U.S. Supreme Court) (523 U.S. 538; 118 S.Ct. 1489) (April 29, 1998) (Justice Kennedy)
Case held that the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion when, 2 days before the scheduled execution of the accused, it recalled its earlier mandate that had denied all habeas corpus relief to the accused.
Thompson was convicted in California for rape and murder, and sentenced to death. Thirteen years after ...
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