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LYNAUGH v. PETTY, 480 U.S. 699 (1987)
480 U.S. 699U.S. Supreme Court
LYNAUGH v. PETTY, 480 U.S. 699 (1987)
480 U.S. 699 LYNAUGH, INTERIM DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. PETTY
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 85-1656.
Argued March 3, 1987
Decided March 25, 1987
- Certiorari dismissed. Reported below: 779 F.2d 299.
John R. Breihan by appointment of the Court, 479 U.S. 808, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*
PER CURIAM.
The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.
[Footnote *] Larry W. Yackle and George Kannar filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.