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BROGDON v. BUTLER

No. 87-3553.

824 F.2d 338 (1987)

John BROGDON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert Hilton BUTLER, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Concurring opinion July 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas Wasserstrom, Washington, D.C., David B. Girard, Judith G. Menadue, New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Gregory C. Champagne, Asst. Dist. Atty., Hahnville, La., William J. Guste, Atty. Gen., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

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

PER CURIAM:

John E. Brogdon is under sentence of death and scheduled to be executed on July 30, 1987, by the State of Louisiana. He petitions for the right to appeal in forma pauperis, for a certificate of probable cause to appeal, and for a stay of execution. Brogdon has presented two previous petitions for habeas corpus relief in the state courts, and this is his second petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We grant the petition to appeal in forma pauperis...

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