General
JONES v. LOUISIANA
392 U.S. 302·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
The Chief Justice would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, treat the papers submitted as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and grant the petition for a writ of certiorari. · Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas dissent.
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Opinion
JONES v. LOUISIANA.
No. 1255.
Decided June 10, 1968.
Billy B. Pesnell for appellant.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, and William P. Schuler, Second Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.
The Chief Justice would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, treat the papers submitted as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas dissent.