Case Name: Thornton v. Mississippi
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1944-10-09
Citations: 323 U.S. 668
Docket Number: No. 401
Parties: Thornton v. Mississippi.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 323
Pages: 668–668

Head Matter:
No. 401.
Thornton v. Mississippi.
October 9, 1944.
Mr. Forrest B. Jackson for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
The appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. § 237 (a), Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U. S. C., § 344 (a). Treating the papers whereon the appeal was allowed as a petition for writ of certiorari as required by § 237 (c) of the Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U. S. C., § 344 (c), certiorari is denied.