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Stokes et al. v. United States, 1938 — 304 U.S. 558 · caselaw · US
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Stokes et al. v. United States
304 U.S. 558·Supreme Court of the United States·1938
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Opinion
No. 927.
Stokes et al. v. United States.
April 25, 1938.
Mr. James Frank Kemp for petitioners.
No appearance for the United States.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and motion for leave to. proceed further in forma pauperis, denied, for the reason that the Court, upon examination of the papers herein submitted, finds that the application for writ of certiorari was not made within the time provided by law.