Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 26, 1988, 88-3447 (Ronald S. Monroe v. Hilton Butler, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary)

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Robert S. Monroe, convicted of first-degree murder, is sentenced by a Louisiana

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court to die on August 25, 1988. The federal district court has denied his latest petition for writ of habeas corpus and Monroe now applies for certificate of probable cause and for a stay of his execution.