Case Name: Layton GRIFFIN, Jr., Fletcher Anderson and Bruce Baines, Appellants, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1968-05-13
Citations: 395 F.2d 991
Docket Number: No. 25087
Parties: Layton GRIFFIN, Jr., Fletcher Anderson and Bruce Baines, Appellants, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 395
Pages: 991–992

Head Matter:
Layton GRIFFIN, Jr., Fletcher Anderson and Bruce Baines, Appellants, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Appellee.
No. 25087.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
May 13, 1968.
Alvin J. Bronstein, Jackson, Miss., Richard B. Sobol, New Orleans, La., Collins, Douglas & Elie, New Orleans, La., for appellants.
Jack P. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., William P. Schuler, Second Asst. Dist. Atty., Ba ton Rouge, La., Woodrow W. Erwin, Dist. Atty., Franklinton, La., for appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, DYER, Circuit Judge, and GARZA, District Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellants were indicted for murder in the Louisiana state court and they thereafter removed the cases to the District Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1443 (1), relying upon State of Georgia v. Rachel, 1966, 384 U.S. 780, 790, 86 S.Ct. 1783, 16 L.Ed.2d 925. The court below remanded to the state court, holding that Rachel authorized removals only when the state court prosecution, as shown by the indictment, was expressly against conduct authorized by Title II of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000a. D.C., 269 F.Supp. 32.
During the pendency of this appeal we decided Wyche v. State of Louisiana, 5 Cir., 394 F.2d 927 (October 26, 1967) and Achtenberg v. Mississippi, 5 Cir., 393 F.2d 468 (February 5, 1968), both Title II cases. The appellant has moved to remand, so that the District Court may, as it desires to do, reconsider its decision in this matter- in the light of our decisions in Wyche and Achtenberg, supra. We think this is proper.
The judgment of the District Court is vacated and the cause is remanded.