Is a federal court permitted to grant a stay of execution pending review of a habeas corpus proceeding?
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The following excerpt is from Vargas v. Lambert, 159 F.3d 1161 (9th Cir. 1998):
Under 28 U.S.C. 2251, a federal court is authorized to enter a stay of execution pending review of any habeas corpus proceeding. In Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 895, 103
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