Legal Opinion
State v. Elbert
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 30, 1981No. 80-414PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The plaintiff in this case is a defendant in a criminal case pending in Rockingham County. He filed pretrial motions to quash the indictments against him and to strike the petit jury panel on the ground that the manner in which the grand jury was chosen impermissibly discriminated against both blacks and young people between 18 and 34 years of age. During two days of hearings, the Superior Court (Wyman, J.) heard testimony from the clerk of the court, several attorneys, a statistics professor, and ten selectmen or their office staff. On October 16, 1980, the court denied the motions and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
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