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LUCAS v. JOHNSON

No. 96-10389.

101 F.3d 1045 (1996)

Henry Lee LUCAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danny D. Burns, Fort Worth, TX, Richard Alley, Fort Worth, TX, for petitioner-appellant.

Gena A. Blount, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.

Before KING, JOLLY and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

Before us today is the appellee's motion to stay briefing in this matter pending issuance of a certificate of appealability ("COA"). We grant the motion and stay the briefing schedule until an issue-specific COA is issued by this court.

The federal district court denied Henry Lee Lucas ("Lucas") habeas corpus relief from a state court judgment and sentence. The court entered its judgment denying habeas relief, lifting the previously issued stay...

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