Wetzel v. Wiggins

Wetzel v. Wiggins, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary

Wetzel v. Wiggins, 352 U.S. 807 (1956)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: October 8, 1956
Docket: No. 102
Citations: 352 U.S. 80777 S. Ct. 801 L. Ed. 2d 391956 U.S. LEXIS 400

Cited by 4

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Per Curiam:

The appeal is dismissed. Treating the papers whereon the appeal was taken as a petition for writ of certiorari, certiorari is denied.

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Cited by 4 cases

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United States v. Matthews13 M.J. 501 (1982)
State v. Lee286 So. 2d 596 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)
Hite v. Cook264 So. 2d 887 (Miss. 1972)
Wetzel v. State98 So. 2d 767 (Miss. 1957)

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United States v. Matthews13 M.J. 501 (1982)
State v. Lee286 So. 2d 596 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1973)
Hite v. Cook264 So. 2d 887 (Miss. 1972)
Wetzel v. State98 So. 2d 767 (Miss. 1957)

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