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UNITED STATES v. WALKER

Misc. No. 622.

218 F.Supp. 866 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Andrew J. SCOTT v. Victor G. WALKER, Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

July 9, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris M. English, Baton Rouge, La., for petitioner.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., State of Louisiana, Teddy W. Airhart, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Scallan E. Walsh, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas W. McFerrin, Sp. Counsel Office of Attorney General, Baton Rouge, La., Duncan Kemp, Dist. Atty. Parish of Livingston, La., William Dawkins, Asst. Dist. Atty. Parish of Livingston, La., for respondent.

WEST, District Judge.

Petitioner applied to this Court for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus. He is presently incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary, awaiting execution of the death sentence imposed by a state court of competent jurisdiction after having been found guilty by a jury of the crime of aggravated rape. This Court issued an order staying the execution of sentence pending completion of these proceedings. Thereafter, following the filing by respondents...

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