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Patterson v. Virginia

270 U.S. 632 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1926-03-15 Docket No. 206 English

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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p. 632
No. 206.
James Patterson, alias “ Bossy ” Patterson v. Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of Virginia.
Submitted March 11, 1926.
Decided March 15, 1926.
Mr. William F. Denny for plaintiff in error. Messrs. John B. Saunders and Lewis H. Machen for defendant in error.

Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority' of section 237 of the Judicial Code as amended by the Act of September 6, 1916, c. 448, sec. 2, 39 Stat. 726 ; Jett Bros. Distilling Co. v. Carrollton, 252 U. S. 1 , 5-6.

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