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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1977

Page

3

Gilmore Death Penalty Stay Fails in Appeals Court

UPI reports an appellate judge denied a stay on Gary Gilmore's Monday execution. Attorney D. Gilbert Athay said he would seek a U.S. Supreme Court stay. Gilmore faces a dawn firing squad for a motel clerk killing as previous court challenges falter.

Salt Lake City UPI Gary Gilmore U.S. Supreme Court David T. Lewis 10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Denver D. Gilbert Athay Athay Byron White Lewis Utah Robert Hansen Gilmore Hansen American Civil Liberties Union

Belli vows wrongful death suit over Gilmore execution

Famed lawyer Melvin Belli in Las Vegas vowed Saturday to sue Utah and the Utah State Prison warden if Gary Gilmore is executed as scheduled. He targets the warden’s pension and more, signaling a high profile challenge amid ongoing court battles led by the ACLU.

ACLU Third District Dean Conder Gilmore State Supreme Court Melvin Belli Las Vegas Utah Gary Gilmore Belli Utah State Prison Point of the Mountain San Francisco Rose Maple Arbill Sylvester Azbill Louis Wiener Cliff Jones al Gunderson Nevada Supreme Court

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