King v. Massachusetts

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Citation546 U.S. 1216,126 S. Ct. 1433,164 L. Ed. 2d 136
Docket NumberNo. 05-8250.,05-8250.
PartiesKING <I>v.</I> MASSACHUSETTS.
Decision Date27 February 2006
546 U.S. 1216
126 S. Ct. 1433
164 L. Ed. 2d 136
KING
v.
MASSACHUSETTS.
No. 05-8250.
Supreme Court of United States.
February 27, 2006.

Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass.

Reported below: 445 Mass. 217, 834 N. E. 2d 1175.


Certiorari denied.

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