Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. William Lowell Sullivan v. State of Missouri

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 22, 1978No. 78-1764PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

William Lowell Sullivan petitioned the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to remove his pending state criminal prosecution to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1443. The District Court dismissed the petition. Sullivan has appealed to this Court and has moved that counsel be appointed to assist him in his appeal.

Sullivan has been charged in state court with assault with intent to kill. He alleges numerous violations of his constitutional and statutory rights in the courts of the state proceedings. Among the allegations are that he was illegally stopped and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. Thomas Wayne Milligan v. Laurie Ann MilliganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973

3Cited by7 opinions

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