John J. Mezzatesta and James J. Williams v. Raymond W. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
AUGELLI, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware which dismissed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by appellants on the ground that they had not exhausted available state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. For the reasons hereinafter stated the case will be remanded to the District Court.
The record shows that appellants were convicted in the Superior Court of Delaware for a violation of the lottery laws of the state. An appeal was taken to the Delaware Supreme Court. That court, by mandate issued on…
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