Thompson Et Al. v. Mississippi

414 U.S. 890

94 S.Ct. 241

38 L.Ed.2d 135

A. B. THOMPSON, Jr., et al.

v.

State of MISSISSIPPI.

No. 72-6629.

Supreme Court of the United States

October 15, 1973

The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

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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 crowed 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 A.…