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ARIEL v. MASSACHUSETTS, 1970 — 396 U.S. 276 · caselaw · US
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ARIEL v. MASSACHUSETTS
396 U.S. 276·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
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Opinion
ARIEL v. MASSACHUSETTS
No. 897,
Misc.
Decided January 12, 1970
Edward J. Duggan for appellant.
Robert H. Quinn, Attorney General of Massachusetts, John Wall, Assistant Attorney General, and Lawrence P. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
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 certiorari should be granted.