Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Becker
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 13, 1970No. 43632PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is a rather difficult one requiring a prompt reply since the Dallas County Grand Jury involved is currently in session.
The record in the case at bar reflects that after the five Grand Jury commissioners had been summoned and appeared the District Judge in his instructions informed them that the first 12 names on the list chosen by them probably would be the Grand Jury for the next term of court. Thereafter, the five commissioners discussed the procedure to utilize a cross section of the entire county on the Grand Jury list. They agreed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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