Barnette v. Evans

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1982-04-26

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RONEY, Circuit Judge: In this case a bankruptcy judge enjoined a county prosecutor and a complaining witness from continuing a state criminal prosecution on a state grand jury indictment for theft by deception, arising out of worthless checks. The criminal defendant was a debtor in the bankruptcy court, the complaining witness a creditor. A state conviction would mandate restitution to the creditor. The bankruptcy judge tho…

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