377 U.S. 162
Supreme Court of the United States
May 4, 1964
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1964-05-04
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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1964-05-04
Cited by 41 later decisions (6 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 2015 · most notably Desist v. United States (1969), Swanson v. Levy (1975)
17 federal appellate · 4 district · 9 state decisions
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Verne M. Laing, for appellant.
William M. Ferguson, Atty. Gen. of Kansas, and Keith Sanborn, for appellee.
PER CURIAM.
The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.
Mr. Justice BLACK, Mr. Justice DOUGLAS and Mr. Justice HARLAN are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.