PER CURIAM:
This appeal presents the question of whether a petitioner who has been convicted of a state offense, the penalty for which is a fine with no provision for incarceration, is "in custody" for the purpose of federal habeas corpus jurisdiction. The district court decided the question negatively and dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
Clad only in a sign which hung across the front portion of her body, appellant, Mercedes Duvallon, picketed...
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