Raymond G. Riles v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Raymond G. Riles, is scheduled to be executed on September 17, 1986 for a murder he committed in 1974. Having had his motions for a certificate of probable cause to appeal and stay of execution denied by the district court, Riles moves this Court for the same relief. Having heard oral argument on the motions, the Court finds that there has been no substantial showing by Riles of a denial of a federal right, and his motion for a certificate of probable cause is therefore DENIED.
I. FACTS
On December 11, 1974, Riles robbed and shot thirty-one…
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