State v. Harris

MOORE, Justice.

Defendant first assigns as error the refusal of the trial court to quash the bill of indictment for the reason that the grand jury panel and the trial jury panel excluded persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. Defendant did not offer any evidence to show a systematic exclusion from the jury panel of persons falling within this age group. From the record we do not know that they were excluded. State v. Brinson, 277 N.C. 286, 177 S.E. 2d 398 (1970); State v. Spencer, 276 N.C. 535, 173 S.E. 2d 765 (1970). Assuming however that they were excluded, prior to 21 July…