Emergency application · Capital case
David Wood v. Rachel Patton, Assistant Attorney General
What did the Court do?
The Court granted the request on March 14, 2025 and halted (stayed) the execution.
Emergency rulings are temporary and do not decide the underlying case.
What's being asked
A prisoner facing execution asks the Supreme Court to halt (stay) an execution. The case is David Wood v. Rachel Patton, Assistant Attorney General.
What the Court did
Order issued by Justice Alito: Upon consideration of the application of counsel for the applicant, and the response filed thereto, it is ordered that in light of the stay of execution granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on March 11, 2025 (case No. WR-45,746-04), the application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Alito is denied as moot.
What it means
The execution cannot go forward while the stay is in place.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the Supreme Court docket, orders, and opinions for No. 24A860. The answers restate that record in plain words; explainer copy is written from the record and the filings only.