Rodriguez v. Texas, 515 U.S. 1307 (1995)

Rodriguez v. Texas


No. 95-5650


Decided August 31, 1995
515 U.S. 1307

ON APPLICATION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION OF
SENTENCE OF DEATH

Syllabus

An application for stay of execution pending disposition of a petition for writ of certiorari seeking direct review of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ judgment is denied without prejudice to its renewal at a later date. There being no reason to believe that the certiorari petition will not be disposed of well before the scheduled execution date, that date is not likely to interfere with the petition’s orderly processing. See Cole v. Texas, 499 U.S. 1301.