State ex rel. Murphy v. Superior Court for Whatcom County
Washington Supreme Court
Certiorari to review an order of the superior court for Whatcom county, Alston, J., entered March 17, 1914, in the matter of drawing a grand jury.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This proceeding is brought to review an order of the superior court in and for Whatcom county, in the matter of the drawing of a grand jury. Relator was indicted, and moved to set aside the indictment upon the ground, among others, that the grand jury was not summoned, drawn, or impaneled as provided by law. This motion was denied.
The grand jury was selected in the following manner: Seventy-eight names were drawn from the jury lists. Six were not found. A certain number claimed exemption under the statutes, so that about forty remained. From this number, the judge presiding selected seventeen…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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