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James v. Ragen, Warden; Trombley v. Michigan
327 U.S. 812·Supreme Court of the United States·1946
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Opinion
No. 1045.
No. 1066.
James v. Ragen, Warden. Trombley v. Michigan.
April 22, 1946.
[MAJORITY]
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois; and
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Michigan.
The petitions for writs of certiorari are denied for the reason that applications therefor were not made within the time provided by law. § 8 (a), Act of February 13, 1925 (43 Stat. 936,940), 28 U. S. C. § 350.