Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit September 13, 1985, 85-3281 (Sterling Rault, Sr. v. State of Louisiana)

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

The district court denied Sterling Rault Sr.’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in which Rault sought to set aside his Louisiana first degree murder conviction and death sentence. That court likewise denied Rault’s application for certificate of probable cause under 28 U.S.C. § 2253.