Legal Opinion
Hill v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1971No. Nos. 18992-18996, 19215-19220, 19244 and 19304-19309PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals challenge orders of the district court granting the Commonwealth’s motions to remand to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, state criminal prosecutions against petitioners which were previously removed to the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1443(1). *1018We are thus presented with the delicate problem of determining whether petitioners’ allegations, if proved, bring them within the ambit of legal principles which entitle them to have the charges determined in the first instance in a federal rather…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strauder v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- City of Greenwood v. PeacockSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Georgia v. RachelSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Virginia v. RivesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Neal v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Reverend John M. Perkins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Housing Authority of Newark v. HenryDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
- Georgia v. McLendonDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1971
- Lee Hill, in No. 18992, Johnny Clark, Floyd Norfleet, Norman Wilson, Thomas Kelly v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Appeal of Johnny Clark in No. 18993. Appeal of Floyd Norfleet in No. 18994. Appeal of Norman Wilson in No. 18995. Appeal of Thomas Kelly in No. 18996. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. v. Paul Leonard, in No. 19215, Lawrence Y. Lingard, Jerry B. Williams, Frederick T. Wims, Francis Rolls, Thomas E. Bell. Appeal of Lwrence Y. Lingard, in No. 19216. Appeal of Jerry B. Williams, in No. 19217. Appeal of Frederick T. Wims, in No. 19218. Appeal of Francis Rolls, in No. 19219. Appeal of Thomas E. Bell, in No. 19220. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Edward Ray, in No. 19244. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Martin Francken, in No. 19304, Arnold Walker, Alvin Rue, Alvin g.bailey, Robert Williams, Charles A. Burnett. Appeal of Arnold Walker, in No. 19305. Appeal of Alvin Rue, in No. 19306. Appeal of Alvin G. Bailey, in No. 19307. Appeal of Robert Williams, in No. 19308. Appeal of Charles A. Burnett, in No. 19309Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Reverend John M. Perkins v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972