Scales v. Commonwealth

Everett Augustus Scales was indicted by a grand jury in the lower court for the distribution of heroin. He filed with the court a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that the grand jury had been unconstitutionally constituted. A hearing was had and the defendant’s motion was denied. Scales was found guilty of the offense charged and brings this appeal to contest the denial of his motion.

Defendant contends that the grand jury which returned his indictment was improperly constituted because certain segments of the population of Alexandria were inadequately represented on the grand jury…