Legal Opinion
Sterling Rault, Sr. v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1987No. 87-3604PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
IT IS ORDERED that petitioner-appellant is GRANTED leave to proceed in for-ma pauperis.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner-appellant’s application for certificate of probable cause is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner-appellant’s application for stay of execution pending appeal is DENIED.
We recite the prior history of this case, which is the third federal habeas petition of petitioner-appellant Sterling R. Rault, Sr. (Rault). Rault was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death in Louisiana courts in October 1982. On direct appeal, the Louisiana Supreme…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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