Legal Opinion
Willie Lawrence Celestine v. Hilton Butler, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1987No. 87-4536PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR A STAY OF EXECUTION PENDING APPEAL AND FOR CERTIFICATE OF PROBABLE CAUSE
Before RUBIN, WILLIAMS and JOLLY, Circuit Judges: PER CURIAM:
Willie Lawrence Celestine is under sentence of death and scheduled to be executed on July 20, 1987, by the State of Louisiana. He petitions the right to appeal in forma pauperis, for a certificate of probable cause to appeal, and for a stay of execution. The district court on July 16 denied the stay and the certificate and also denied the petition for habeas corpus on the merits. This petition is Celestine’s fourth petition for habeas corpus…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by39 opinions
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