Ben Hartfield v. The State of Mississippi, Shirley Anderson v. State of Mississippi

Fifth Circuit

Ben Hartfield v. The State of Mississippi, Shirley Anderson v. State of Mississippi

363 F.2d 869, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 5403

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedJuly 21, 1966

Docket21811, 21813

StatusPublished

Cited by8 cases

This text of 363 F.2d 869 (Ben Hartfield v. The State of Mississippi, Shirley Anderson v. State of Mississippi) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ben Hartfield v. The State of Mississippi, Shirley Anderson v. State of Mississippi, 363 F.2d 869, 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 5403 (5th Cir. 1966).

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PER CURIAM:

The appellants in these cases were arrested by state authorities in Hatties-burg, Mississippi and charged in the County Court for Forrest County with “engage (ing) in picketing, or mass demonstration, in such a manner as to obstruct or interfere with free ingress or egress to and from the Forrest County Court House, a public building, owned by Forrest County, Mississippi, against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.” (House Bill 546, Mississippi General Acts of Regular Legislative Session, 1964). While the prosecutions were pending in the County Court, the appellants filed removal petitions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division, alleging jurisdiction under 28 U.S. C.A. §§ 1443 and 1446.

The appellants alleged in their petitions for removal that they were associated with the Council of Federated Organizations and at the time of their arrest, while picketing, were engaged in encouraging Negroes to register to vote at the Forrest County Court House. The appellants averred that they were denied equal protection of the laws; that they could not enforce and were denied their equal civil rights in the County Court; *870 and that they were being prosecuted for an act performed under authority of laws providing for equal rights of citizens.

The State of Mississippi denied the allegations in the removal petitions and moved to remand the causes to the County Court for Forrest County.

The district court granted the motions to remand. The appellants appeal from that order. This Court is compelled to affirm on the authority of City of Greenwood, Miss. v. Peacock, 384 U.S. 808, 86 S.Ct. 1800, 16 L.Ed.2d 944, June 20, 1966. See also State of Georgia v. Rachel, 384 U.S. 780, 86 S.Ct. 1783, 16 L.Ed. 2d 925, June 20, 1966.

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PER CURIAM:

The appellants in these cases were arrested by state authorities in Hatties-burg, Mississippi and charged in the County Court for Forrest County with “engage (ing) in picketing, or mass demonstration, in such a manner as to obstruct or interfere with free ingress or egress to and from the Forrest County Court House, a public building, owned by Forrest County, Mississippi, against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi.” (House Bill 546, Mississippi General Acts of Regular Legislative Session, 1964). While the prosecutions were pending in the County Court, the appellants filed removal petitions in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hattiesburg Division, alleging jurisdiction under 28 U.S. C.A. §§ 1443 and 1446.

The appellants alleged in their petitions for removal that they were associated with the Council of Federated Organizations and at the time of their arrest, while picketing, were engaged in encouraging Negroes to register to vote at the Forrest County Court House. The appellants averred that they were denied equal protection of the laws; that they could not enforce and were denied their equal civil rights in the County Court; *870 and that they were being prosecuted for an act performed under authority of laws providing for equal rights of citizens.

The State of Mississippi denied the allegations in the removal petitions and moved to remand the causes to the County Court for Forrest County.

The district court granted the motions to remand. The appellants appeal from that order. This Court is compelled to affirm on the authority of City of Greenwood, Miss. v. Peacock, 384 U.S. 808, 86 S.Ct. 1800, 16 L.Ed.2d 944, June 20, 1966. See also State of Georgia v. Rachel, 384 U.S. 780, 86 S.Ct. 1783, 16 L.Ed. 2d 925, June 20, 1966.

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