Skillicorn v. Roper

Decision Date01 October 2007
Docket NumberNo. 07–5562.,07–5562.
Citation76 USLW 3165,169 L.Ed.2d 212,128 S.Ct. 297,552 U.S. 923
PartiesDennis SKILLICORN, petitioner, v. Don ROPER, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Case below, Skillicorn v. Luebbers, 475 F.3d 965.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied.

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