State v. Stallings

A grand jury, on June 3, 1964, returned an indictment charging the defendant with first degree murder. Defendant now moves to quash or dismiss the indictment upon the grounds that (1) he was denied a hearing in probable cause as provided by General Statutes § 54-76a, (2) the grand jury received and considered hearsay evidence, and (3) the defendant was not permitted to have counsel with him when he was before the grand jury.

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It appears that after defendant was brought before the Circuit Court and before a hearing in probable cause, the Superior Court issued a bench warrant bringing him before…