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BRIDGE v. LYNAUGH

No. 88-2855.

856 F.2d 712 (1988)

Warren Eugene BRIDGE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. LYNAUGH, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony P. Griffin, Galveston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., William C. Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, WILLIAMS and JONES, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 1, 1988.*

PER CURIAM:

Warren Bridge is scheduled to be executed after midnight on September 15, 1988. On September 8 he moved in state district court for post conviction relief, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and a stay of execution. Mr. Bridge in his habeas corpus petition basically argues that the law under which he was sentenced to death, Tex.Crim.Proc.Code Ann. Art. 37.071, (Vernon 1981...

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