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295 U.S. 717

Docket No. 704.

Allison v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

Argued May 3, 6, 1935.

Decided May 13, 1935.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1935-05-13

1 counsel of record

Relies on John Watson v. State of Maryland · Graves v. State of Minnesota · State of Missouri Hurwitz v. North

Decided 1935-05-13

¶1Mr. Clarence E. Farmer, with whom Mr. G. R. Lipscomb was on the brief, for appellant. Mr. William McCraw, Attorney General of Texas, Mr. Will R. Parker, District Attorney, Messrs. Cecil C. Rotsch and Homer B. Green, Assistant District At*718torneys, and Mr. Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, were on the brief for appellee.

¶2*717Per Curiam:

¶3The appeal herein is dismissed (1) for the reason that the judgment of the state court sought to be reviewed is based upon a non-federal ground adequate to support it, Stone v. State, 48 Tex. Cr. 114; 86 S. W. 1029; Farson Son & Co. v. Bird, 248 U. S. 268, 271; Doyle v. Atwell, 261 U. S. 590, McCoy v. Shaw, 277 U. S. 302, and (2) for the want of a substantial federal question, Watson v. Maryland, 218 U. S. 173, 175-180; Crane v. Johnson, 242 U. S. 339, 342-344; McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U. S. 344, 348-349; Graves v. Minnesota, 272 U. S. 425; Hurwitz v. North, 271 U. S. 40, 43.

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