(ORDER LIST: 519 U.S.)
(ORDER LIST: 519 U.S.)

                           TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1996
                           TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1996


                              ORDER IN PENDING CASE
                              ORDER IN PENDING CASE


96-6867          O'DELL JOSEPH ROGER V. NETHERLAND, WARDEN, ET AL.,
(A-424)

               The application for stay of execution of sentence of        death

                                                                           prese

                                                                           nted

                                                                           to

                                                                           the

                                                                           Chief

                                                                           Justi

                                                                           ce

                                                                           and

                                                                           by

                                                                           him

                                                                           refer

                                                                           red

                                                                           to

                                                                           the

                                                                           Court

                                                                           is

                                                                           grant

                                                                           ed

                                                                           pendi

                                                                           ng

                                                                           the

                                                                           dispo

                                                                           sitio

                                                                           n by

                                                                           this

                                                                           Court

                                                                           of

                                                                           the

                                                                           petit

                                                                           ion

                                                                           for a

                                                                           writ

                                                                           of

                                                                           certi

                                                                           orari

                                                                           . 

                                                                           Shoul

                                                                           d the

                                                                           petit

                                                                           ion

                                                                           for a

                                                                           writ

                                                                           of

                                                                           certi

                                                                           orari

                                                                           be

                                                                           denie

                                                                           d,

                                                                           this

                                                                           stay

                                                                           termi

                                                                           nates

                                                                           autom

                                                                           atica

                                                                           lly. 

                                                                           In

                                                                           the

                                                                           event

                                                                           the

                                                                           petit

                                                                           ion

                                                                           for a

                                                                           writ

                                                                           of

                                                                           certi

                                                                           orari

                                                                           is

                                                                           grant

                                                                           ed,

                                                                           this

                                                                           stay

                                                                           shall

                                                                           conti

                                                                           nue

                                                                           pendi

                                                                           ng

                                                                           the

                                                                           sendi

                                                                           ng

                                                                           down

                                                                           of

                                                                           the

                                                                           judgm

                                                                           ent

                                                                           of

                                                                           this

                                                                           Court

                                                                           .