Legal Opinion
Alvin Chance v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1963No. 19597_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITEHURST, District Judge.
The question before us is whether the court below erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the grand jury which returned it was summoned and empaneled contrary to law. We hold that it did not.
The grand jury attacked is that drawn in 1960 from the Miami box covering primarily Dade and Broward counties. In Dade County the names were obtained from three sources: (a) the list of male registered voters;1 *(b) the list of women who had registered for jury service; 2 and Negro citizens recommended by local Negro ministers and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Rabinowitz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Catherine Foster, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. James L. Sparks, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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