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Cole v. Texas

499 U.S. 1301 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1991-03-18 Docket No. A-704 (90-7411) English

Delivered by Scalia J.

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Majority — Scalia J.

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COLE v. TEXAS
No. A-704 (90-7411).
Decided March 18, 1991

Circuit Justice.

I have before me an application for a stay of execution pending disposition of a petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. The petitioner seeks direct review of the judgment of the Texas courts affirming his death sentence.

I will in this case, and in every capital case on direct review, grant a stay of execution pending disposition by this Court of the petition for certiorari. While I will not extend the time for filing a petition beyond an established execution date, see Madden v. Texas, 498 U. S. 1301 (1991) (Scalia, J., in chambers), neither will I permit the State’s execution date to interfere with the orderly processing of a petition on direct review by this Court.

It is so ordered.

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