UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No: 17-1842
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Ledell Lee
Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Wendy Kelley, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
(5:01-cv-00377-DP)
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JUDGMENT

Before BENTON, SHEPHERD and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Ledell Lee appeals the District Court's order of April 20, 2017 denying a motion to
release evidence for DNA testing and for a stay of execution under McFarland v. Scott, 512 U.S.
849 (1994). The court has carefully reviewed the parties' pleadings in this court and the District
Court record in 5:01-cv-0377-DPM. For the reasons stated in Judge D. Price Marshall's order of
April 20, 2017, the district court's order is affirmed. Lee's motion for an emergency stay of
execution has been considered by the court, and the motion is denied.
The court's mandate shall issue forthwith.
April 20, 2017

Order Entered at the Direction of the Court:
Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
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/s/ Michael E. Gans

Appellate Case: 17-1842

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Date Filed: 04/20/2017 Entry ID: 4527043