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Jones v. Smyth, Penitentiary Superintendent, 1960 — 364 U.S. 853 · caselaw · US
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Jones v. Smyth, Penitentiary Superintendent
364 U.S. 853·Supreme Court of the United States·1960
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Opinion
No. 15,
Misc.
Jones v. Smyth, Penitentiary Superintendent.
Petitioner pro se. A. S. Harrisort, Jr., Attorney General of Virginia, for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia denied without prejudice to an application for writ of habeas corpus in the appropriate United States District Court.