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SAWYER v. BUTLER

No. 87-3274.

848 F.2d 582 (1988)

Robert SAWYER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert H. BUTLER, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Order Granting Rehearing August 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Hancock, Elizabeth W. Cole, New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

John J. Molaison, Jr., Dorothy Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, KING and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Order Granting Rehearing En Banc August 25, 1988.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Robert Sawyer appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, and its concomitant entry of an order rescinding Sawyer's stay of execution. On appeal, Sawyer argues that his conviction for first degree murder should be reversed both because he was denied effective assistance of counsel and because the state trial court, by failing to comply with a state...

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