Case Name: JONES v. LOUISIANA
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-06-10
Citations: 392 U.S. 302
Docket Number: No. 1255
Parties: JONES v. LOUISIANA.
Judges: The Chief Justice would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, treat the papers submitted as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 392
Pages: 302–302

Head Matter:
JONES v. LOUISIANA.
No. 1255.
Decided June 10, 1968.
Billy B. Pesnell for appellant.
Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General of Louisiana, and William P. Schuler, Second Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.
The Chief Justice would dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction, treat the papers submitted as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and grant the petition for a writ of certiorari.
Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Douglas dissent.