United States v. Brandt

McNAMEE, District Judge.

At the time the grand jury was drawn on September 23, 1953 there were 353 names in the jury box. These names were placed in the box in March, 1952 and prior thereto. The defendants claim that by reason of death, illnesses, disabilities, and removals from the district there were less than 300 names of persons who were qualified for jury service at the time the grand jury was drawn.

No proof has been offered in support of the alleged number of disqualifications, but defendants request the court to fix a time for the taking of testimony on this issue. Such a hearing,…