Case Name: Simmons v. Mississippi
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1945-02-05
Citations: 324 U.S. 821
Docket Number: No. 865
Parties: Simmons v. Mississippi.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 324
Pages: 821–821

Head Matter:
No. 865.
Simmons v. Mississippi.
February 5, 1945.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris is granted. 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.