Legal Opinion
Kenneth Bernard Harris v. Gary Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1996No. 95-20689PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Kenneth Bernard Harris, sentenced to death by lethal injection for the murder of Lisa Stonestreet, seeks a certificate of probable cause to appeal the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus and for an order staying his execution presently set for April 25, 1996. We decline to issue the requested certificate and decline to order a stay.
BACKGROUND
On June 9, 1986 the police discovered the body of Lisa Stonestreet in the bathroom of her apartment in Houston, Texas, nude except for a pair of socks and a segment of pantyhose tied around her left…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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