FLOWERS v. BLACKBURN

No. 85-3214.

759 F.2d 1194 (1985)

James FLOWERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Gaudin, New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

William C. Credo, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, RUBIN and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

IT IS ORDERED that petitioner's motion for a stay of execution is granted pending further order of this court. The case is remanded to the district court with instructions that a statement of reasons be provided for the denial of each claim presented in petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus and stay of execution.

On March 6, 1985, Judge Jacob Karno of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court of Louisiana reinstated the death warrant...

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