FLOWERS
v.
MISSISSIPPI

U.S. | 1950-05-01
No. 427
339 U.S. 946 Supreme Court of the United States (1950) Positive Treatment
Cited by 3 cases
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Per Curiam:

Appeal from the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Per Curiam:

The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 28 U. S. C. § 1257 (2). Treating the papers whereon the appeal was allowed as a petition for writ of certiorari as required by 28 U. S. C. § 2103, certiorari is denied. Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas are of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.

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