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Pennsylvania v. Leonard
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 70-597PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOURLEY, Senior District Judge.
This is a Petition seeking the removal of a criminal proceeding pending in the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, pursuant to § 1443 of Title 28 of the United States Code. In the State Court, a Grand Jury has indicted each of the petitioners upon a charge of inciting to riot, stemming from his activities on August 26, 1969 during public demonstrations in support of the Black Construction Coalition’s attempt to secure equal employment opportunities in the construction industry. This is the third of a series of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gibson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State of North Carolina v. Lyman Grant, Lyman Eugene Grant, Jr. v. State of North Carolina and Greene County Superior Court, Snow Hill, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. Webster, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Mercer County1971
- Louisiana v. LondonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971