Legal Opinion
Gary Thomas Rowe v. Carl Griffin, Etc., Hon. Jesse O. Bryan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1982No. 80-7874PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The District Court for the Middle District of Alabama has permanently enjoined defendant Jesse O. Bryan, the District Attorney for Lowndes County, Alabama, and his successors in office from further prosecution of plaintiff Gary Thomas Rowe for the murder of Viola Liuzzo. 497 F.Supp. 610 (1980). The familiar question on appeal is whether, under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.Ct. 746, 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), this federal court injunction of a pending state criminal prosecution is proper. We find that it is. The prosecution of Rowe is within the “bad faith” exception to…
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3Cited by116 opinions
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