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State of SC v. Grace, 4th Cir. (2007)
State of SC v. Grace, 4th Cir. (2007)
No. 07-1107
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Greenville. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., District
Judge. (6:07-mc-00007)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
A state grand jury indicted Roosevelt Grace on one count
of trafficking more than 400 grams of cocaine.
Citing 28 U.S.C.
Grace further
minorities,
the
solicitors
office
showed
no
interest
in
Finding no
error, we affirm.
Under 1443(1), a civil action or criminal prosecution
commenced in state court may be removed by the defendant to federal
district court when the defendant is denied or cannot enforce in
the courts of such State a right under any law providing for the
equal civil rights of citizens of the United States, or of all
persons within the jurisdiction thereof.
Removal is limited to
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See
of
transcript
the
materials
of
the
before
removal
us
hearing,
on
we
After a thorough
appeal,
including
conclude
removal
the
is
We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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