State v. Richey

FOURNET, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Louisiana from the ruling of the trial judge discharging the Grand Jury of the Parish of Rapides upon the motion of the accused, W. M. Richey, against whom the jury had returned two indictments for murder.

The grand jury was duly impanelled and sworn on October 16, 1939, and H. H. Harris, Sr., was selected by the court as the foreman. On October 23, it having come to the attention of the court that two of the members were disqualified to serve, one because he had not been a resident of the parish for the required time .and the other because a…