Williams v. Pennsylvania
| Williams v. Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Argued February 29, 2016 Decided June 9, 2016 | |
| Full case name | Terrance Williams, Petitioner v. Pennsylvania |
| Docket no. | 15–5040 |
| Citations | 579 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1899; 195 L. Ed. 2d 132 |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Commonwealth v. Williams, 629 Pa. 533, 105 A.3d 1234 (2014); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 28 (2015). |
| Holding | |
| Chief Justice Castille's denial of the recusal motion and his subsequent judicial participation violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Dissent | Roberts, joined by Alito |
| Dissent | Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV | |
Williams v. Pennsylvania, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a prosecutor involved in seeking the death penalty for a defendant should recuse himself if asked to judge an appeal in the capital case.