Legal Opinion
State v. Woodfork
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 23, 1970No. 49985PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
The Grand Jury of Concordia Parish indicted the defendant, William Woodfork, *614for the murder of Phillip Goffner, Jr. Defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that one of the Grand Jurors was disqualified to serve by-reason of his inability to read and write the English language. The trial judge sustained the motion to quash, and the State has appealed.
The State concedes that the challenged juror was unable to read and write the English language. Hence, under Article 4011 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure, he was disqualified to serve as a Grand…
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