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Autry Vs. Estelle
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Oct-05-1983
Autry v. Estelle - 464 U.S. 1301 (1983) U.S. Supreme Court Autry v. Estelle, 464 U.S. 1301 (1983) Autry v. Estelle No. A-242 Decided October 5, 1983 464 U.S. 1301 ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus An application to stay applicant's execution under a sentence imposed by the courts of Texas is granted pending the final disposition by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of applicant's appeal from the District Court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus, or until a further order by this Court or by the Circuit Justice. One of the grounds on which applicant sought relief, not raised in his earlier habeas corpus petition, was the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' failure to determine whether his death sentence is disproportionate to the punishment imposed on others. The issue of whether the Federal Court of Appeals properly concluded that the Texas death penalty system, as a whole, satisfies any constitutional requirement with respect to proportionality cannot be s...
Autry Vs. Estelle
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Oct-03-1983
Autry v. Estelle - 464 U.S. 1 (1983) U.S. Supreme Court Autry v. Estelle, 464 U.S. 1 (1983) Autry v. Estelle No. A-197 Decided October 3, 1983 464 U.S. 1 ON APPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus After applicant's murder conviction and death sentence were affirmed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and his habeas corpus petition in the state system was denied, he filed for habeas corpus in Federal District Court, presenting some of the same claims that had been unavailing in the state system. The District Court denied the writ, and the United States Court of Appeals affirmed. Applicant then sought a stay of his sentence from the Circuit Justice, who referred the application to the Court. Held: The application for stay is denied where fewer than four Justices would grant certiorari. And this Court will not adopt a rule calling for an automatic stay, regardless of the merits presented, where the applicant is seeking review of the denial of his first federal habeas corpus petition...
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