Supreme Court of the United States
Humberto Leal Garcia, Aka Humberto Leal v. Texas. in Re Humberto Leal Garcia, Humberto Leal Garcia — Breyer, J…
July 7, 2011180 L. Ed. 2d 872
Summary
Justice Breyer, joined by Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, dissents from the Court’s denial of a stay of execution for Humberto Leal Garcia, arguing that the United States’ treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention, serious foreign‑policy interests, and the prospect of pending legislation justify granting a stay pending resolution of the petitioner’s habeas petitions.