28 USC § 2102 - Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court

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title: "28 USC § 2102 - Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2102"
section_name: "Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court"
chapter_number: 133
chapter_name: "REVIEW—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 962.)"
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# § 2102. Priority of criminal case on appeal from State court

Criminal cases on review from State courts shall have priority, on the docket of the Supreme Court, over all cases except cases to which the United States is a party and such other cases as the court may decide to be of public importance.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 962.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 351 (, ; , ).

Changes were made in phraseology.