In the framework of a relativistic extension of the three-constituent-
quark model of the proton, spinors of third rank in Dirac indices are
used to express covariantly the spin structure of S-state baryons of s
pin 1/2 or 3/2. These spinors are defined directly in terms of 4-spino
rs of the Dirac space D, and classified according to the irreducible r
epresentations of both the (internal) Lorentz spin group acting on E =
D x D x D, and the permutation group S3. All possible combinations of
spin, flavor, and momentum distributions of quarks in S-state baryons
are considered from the point of view of S3. We also suggest the poss
ibility of defining Dirac matrices acting on E, which may prove import
ant in view of studying three-quark confinement forces through an effe
ctive relativistic wave equation for the proton.