TIGNER v. TEXAS

No. 635.

310 U.S. 141 (1940)

TIGNER v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Charles I. Francis, with whom Mr. William A. Vinson was on the brief, for appellant.

Messrs. George W. Barcus, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, and Lloyd Davidson, with whom Messrs. Gerald C. Mann, Attorney General, Dan W. Jackson, and C.K. Bullard were on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE FRANKFURTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal under § 237 (a) of the Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U.S.C. § 344, to review a judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas sustaining the constitutionality of a Texas anti-trust law, and therefore upholding an indictment under it. Appellant was charged with participation in a conspiracy...

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