State v. White

TERRY, Chief Justice.

This matter comes before us on certification from the Superior Court of New Castle County. The defendants in these proceedings were indicted for separate crimes by the Grand Jury of New Castle County. Under Rule 6(b) (2) of the Criminal Rules of the Superior Court, Del. C. Ann., defendants each filed motions to dismiss their indictments based on certain objections to the array of the Grand Jury. Their complaints were directed at the manner by which its members were selected.

To place this controversy in its proper perspective, certain historical developments must be set…