Case Name: REED v. MISSISSIPPI
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-03-18
Citations: 390 U.S. 413
Docket Number: No. 858
Parties: REED v. MISSISSIPPI.
Judges: Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that the papers should be treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari and that certiorari be granted.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 390
Pages: 413–413

Head Matter:
REED v. MISSISSIPPI.
No. 858,
Misc.
Decided March 18, 1968.
Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General of Mississippi, and Guy N. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Opinion:
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 the papers should be treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari and that certiorari be granted.