Case Name: STATE of Louisiana, ex rel., Benjamin A. BERRY v. John T. KING, Secretary of Department of Corrections and Ross Maggio, Warden, State Prison
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1982-04-06
Citations: 412 So. 2d 1121
Docket Number: No. 82-K-0823
Parties: STATE of Louisiana, ex rel., Benjamin A. BERRY v. John T. KING, Secretary of Department of Corrections and Ross Maggio, Warden, State Prison.
Judges: BLANCHE, J., recused.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 412
Pages: 1121–1121

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana, ex rel., Benjamin A. BERRY v. John T. KING, Secretary of Department of Corrections and Ross Maggio, Warden, State Prison.
No. 82-K-0823.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 6, 1982.

Opinion:
In re Benjamin A. Berry, applying for motion for clarification and to vacate warrant of execution and/or emergency stay order. Parish of Jefferson. No. 78-2151.
Granted. Warrant for relator's execution is vacated. A habeas corpus application was filed here on December 22,1981, and an order issued staying the execution pending further orders of this Court. An evidentia-ry hearing was ordered and evidence has been taken in the trial court, but the transcript of the testimony has not yet been filed in this Court. This Court has not had an opportunity to rule on the matter. The warrant for relator's execution was therefore issued prematurely.
BLANCHE, J., recused.