AUTRY v. ESTELLE

No. 83-2597.

719 F.2d 1247 (1983)

James David AUTRY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W.J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stefan Presser, Greater Houston American Civil Liberties Union, E. Larry Cantu, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Leslie A. Benitez, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


BY THE COURT:

In June, 1983 we affirmed the district court's denial of James David Autry's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Autry v. Estelle, 706 F.2d 1394 (5th Cir.1983).

On October 3, 1983, the United States Supreme Court denied Autry's request for stay of execution pending review of his first petition. Autry has since filed a successive petition for writ of habeas corpus in the state courts of Texas and the United...

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