Cole v. Texas, 499
U.S. 1301 (1991)Cole v. TexasNo. A-704Decided March 18,
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U.S. 1301ON APPLICATION FOR STAY OF
EXECUTION OF SENTENCE OF DEATHJUSTICE SCALIA, 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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