Supreme Court of the United States, 1935

Allison v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 13, 1935

295 U.S. 717; 55 S. Ct. 828 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. 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 Attorneys, and Mr. Lloyd W. Davidson, State's Attorney, were on the brief for appellee.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam:

The 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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