JUSTICE POWELL, Circuit Justice.
Respondent Smith, a convicted murderer, is scheduled to be executed by the State of Georgia at 8 a. m. tomorrow, Thursday, August 25.
At about 4:25 p. m. on August 23, the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit—reversing the District Court—granted a stay of execution. Its brief opinion stated that substantial issues were raised in this habeas corpus proceeding that justified review of their merits. Judge Hill...
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