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MONROE v. BUTLER

No. 88-3447.

883 F.2d 331 (1988)

Ronald S. MONROE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hilton BUTLER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John DiGiulio, Baton Rouge, La., Allan Blumstein, Jonathon J. Freedman, Douglas G. Morris, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Brian T. Treacy, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, KING and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Robert S. Monroe, convicted of first-degree murder, is sentenced by a Louisiana court to die on August 25, 1988. The federal district court has denied his latest petition for writ of habeas corpus and Monroe now applies for certificate of probable cause and for a stay of his execution. Finding no substantial showing of the denial of a federal right, we deny the certificate of probable cause as well...

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