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KEMP V. SMITH, 463 U. S. 1344 (1983)
463 U. S. 1344U.S. Supreme Court
Kemp v. Smith, 463 U.S. 1344 (1983)
Kemp v. Smith
No. A-186
Decided September 17, 1983
463 U.S. 1344
Syllabus
An application to vacate the stay of execution that the Court of Appeals granted pending issuance of its mandate after consideration of respondent's suggestion for an en banc rehearing of the court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus is denied. It cannot be said that the Court of Appeals abused its discretion in staying respondent's execution.