People v. Minchella

The defendant, Minchella, and one Vincent Lamonna were tried, convicted and sentenced under an indictment charging them with having, on the 30th day of September, 1929, kidnapped one Jackie Thompson. Minchella, hereafter spoken of as the defendant, appeals.

Prior to the opening of the trial, defendant’s counsel moved to quash the indictment on the ground that the grand jury was restricted in its powers, and had no right to find .the indictment. A quite similar question was presented in People v. Kaplan, 256 Mich. 36, and held to be without merit.

A challenge was interposed to the array of…