"The way a justice votes on a stay request does not necessarily signal how the justice will rule on the merits of a death penalty case. The court earlier this week granted a similar stay of execution to another death row inmate from Florida."
Right now, it is too early to tell. This involves procedural aspects rather than merits of the case. Clarence Thomas has voted this way in the past only to later rule against the petitioner on the merits.
I'm hoping it's a ploy to lull the liberals into non-suspicion. Plus, if he knew the vote was 5-3. before his vote where's the harm?
I swear, if he turns out to be a Quisling, I don't know what I'll do.
All this death penalty delay, distraction, and baloney is really getting to me.