People v. Compton
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order denying a new trial. Lucien Shaw, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGaroutte,j.
—Defendant appeals from a judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial. His principal contention is, that the jury which convicted him was improperly selected; and with this contention the court agrees.
For present purposes it will be assumed that there was a regular panel of jurors present in department 2 of the court for the purpose of trying the defendant. When the impanelment of the jury began, the court made an order that certain other jurors, attending other departments of the court at that time, appear in department 2 to act in the cause, provided the jury was not selected from…
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