¶1C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, is granted pending the disposition by this Court of the petition for writ of certiorari. Should the petition for writ of certiorari be denied, this stay terminates automatically. In the event the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, this stay shall continue pending the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
479 U.S. 1071
Johnson v. Lynaugh
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 10, 1987
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1987-02-10
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Decided 1987-02-10
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Cited by 125 later decisions — most recently September 2005 · most notably Keene Corporation v. Je Cass 622 (1990), Lama v. Borras (1994)
63 federal appellate · 6 state decisions
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