Reverend John M. Perkins v. State of Mississippi

455 F.2d 7

Reverend John M. PERKINS et al., Petitioners-Appellants,

v.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 30410.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fifth Circuit.

Jan. 14, 1972.

Rehearing En Banc Granted June 2, 1972.

Frank R. Parker, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Constance Iona Slaughter, Lawrence D. Ross, Jackson, Miss., for petitioners-appellants.

A. F. Summer, Atty. Gen., G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and COLEMAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

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