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Reed v. Mississippi

390 U.S. 413 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1968-03-18 Docket No. 858 English

Judges Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that the papers should be treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari and that certiorari be granted.

Delivered by Per Curiam.

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REED v. MISSISSIPPI.
No. 858,
Misc.
Decided March 18, 1968.
Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Guy N. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for a writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied.

Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that the papers should be treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari and that certiorari be granted.