People v. Henry

This is a motion by the defendant for an order dismissing the indictment herein on the ground that there is alleged to be a systematic and deliberate exclusion of poor Negroes and slum inhabitants from the Grand Jury of this county. The motion, supported by the affidavit of defendant’s attorney, attacks the general composition of and general selection of the Dutchess County Grand Jury.

The issue in this case is whether or not Negroes and poor people were systematically and deliberately excluded from ■serving as grand jurors in Dutchess County.

The testimony in this criminal action revealed the…