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In Re Lamkin

Supreme Court of the United States
Dec 16, 1957
275, Misc
Reporters:
Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. The judgment ‍‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍below rests on an adequate state ground since petitioner, in filing his application for habeas corpus in the state court, failed ‍‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍to comply with applicable state procedures. See Fox Film Corp. v. Muller, 296 U. S. 207 (1935). The stay heretofore entered is continued through December 18, ‍‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍1957, to afford petitioner an opportunity to file with due diligence a proper application for relief in the appropriate state court, ‍‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍and in the event of a final denial of same in the highest court of the state, to renew in this ‍‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍Court an application for writ of certiorari. See Tenner v. Dullea, 314 U. S. 692 (1941).

Case Details

Case Name: In Re Lamkin
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Dec 16, 1957
Citations: 355 U.S. 59; 275, Misc
Docket Number: 275, Misc
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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