Legal Opinion
Lewellen v. Raff
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1988No. Nos. 87-1069, 87-1100, 87-1101 and 87-1103PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
At issue is the serious question whether the federal district court1 erred in not exercising Younger2 abstention by enjoining a criminal prosecution brought by the State of Arkansas against a black attorney in Lee County, Arkansas. We affirm the grant of the temporary injunction. We reverse in part the district court’s rulings on the section 1983 damages claims.
I. Background
On June 7, 1984, Reverend Almore Banks, a black minister, was charged with rape in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Arkansas. The alleged victim was Latonia Wilbun, the eleven-year-old daughter of Mrs.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by73 opinions
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