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Marks v. Ragen, Warden; James v. Ragen, Warden
339 U.S. 926·Supreme Court of the United States·1950
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Opinion
No. 356, Misc. No. 404, Misc.
Marks v. Ragen, Warden. James v. Ragen, Warden.
[MAJORITY]
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Illinois; and
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois. The petition for writ of certiorari in each of these cases is denied without consideration of the questions raised therein and without prejudice to the institution by petitioner of proceedings in any Illinois state court of competent jurisdiction under the Act of August 4, 1949, entitled: “An Act to provide a remedy for persons convicted and imprisoned in the penitentiary, who assert that rights guaranteed them by the Constitution of the United States or the State of Illinois, or both, have been denied or violated, in proceedings in which they were convicted.” Laws of Illinois, 1949, p. 722.