Case Name: Frank Basil McFARLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1993-10-26
Citations: 8 F.3d 258
Docket Number: No. 93-1956
Parties: Frank Basil McFARLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before DAVIS, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 8
Pages: 258–260-268

Head Matter:
Frank Basil McFARLAND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 93-1956.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 26, 1993.
Mandy Welch, Texas Resource Center, Houston, TX and Danny Burns, Fort Worth, TX, for petitioner-appellant.
Dan Morales, Atty. Gen. and Andrea March, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for respondent-appellee.
Before DAVIS, JONES, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Considering the State's waiver of the requirement of exhaustion as to the issue raised by Petitioner's habeas petition filed with the district court, and State's lack of objection to a stay of execution, Petitioner's execution scheduled for October 27, 1993 is hereby stayed pending further orders of this court.
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge, dissents from this order granting stay and assigns written responses.