No.________________

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

CAPITAL CASE EXECUTION SCHEDULED JULY 16, 2014

JOHN MIDDLETON

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF MISSOURI,

Respondent.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI

APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY CONDITIONAL ONE HOUR STAY OF EXECUTION PENDING A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI

RICHARD H. SINDEL Sindel Sindel & Noble, P.C. 8000 Maryland Ave., Suite 350 Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 721-6040 (tel) (314) 721-8545 (fax) rsindel@sindellaw.com

To the Honorable Samuel J. Alito, Circuit Justice for the Eighth Circuit Court of

Appeals:

Petitioner, John Middleton, respectfully seeks a one-hour conditional stay of his

execution, pending his filing of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to review the just issued

opinion of the Missouri Supreme Court, denying Mr. Middleton’s request for a hearing to present

evidence of his incompetence.

Mr. Middleton’s stay expires at 6:00 p.m. Central Time, so this Court immediate action is

required allow Mr. Middleton time to file the writ petition. Mr. Middleton requests a stay until

7:00 p.m. Central time to file Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.

CONCLUSION

This Court should grant this application for stay of execution pending this Court’s

consideration of Mr. Middleton’s petition for a writ of certiorari.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Richard H. Sindel Richard H. Sindel

Sindel Sindel & Noble, PC 8000 Marly Ave., Suite 350 Clayton, MO 631051 (314) 721-6040 (tel.) (314) 721-8545 (fax) rsindel@sindellaw.com Counsel for Petitioner John Middleton

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify a true and correct copy of the foregoing was forwarded via electronic mail and U.S. First Class Mail, postage prepaid, to the following address on this the 16th day of July, 2014: Michael J. Spillane Office of the Missouri Attorney General P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Mike.Spillane@ago.mo.gov /s/Richard H. Sindel Richard H. Sindel Counsel for Petitioner