THOMPSON v. MISSISSIPPI

No. 72-6629.

414 U.S. 890 (1973)

THOMPSON ET AL. v. MISSISSIPPI.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 10, 1973.


Appeal dismissed for want of substantial federal question.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting.

Appellants were part of a group of 25 to 60 blacks congregating about the center of a small Mississippi town. A local police officer approached the crowd and asked them to disperse. The crowd was not interfering with traffic; the officer had received no complaints; and the only person he knew to be bothered by the crowd was himself. The officer attempted to arrest appellant...

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