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Commonwealth v. Soto

346 N.E.2d 139, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 802
CourtMassachusetts Appeals Court
DecidedApril 26, 1976
StatusPublished

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Bluebook
Commonwealth v. Soto, 346 N.E.2d 139, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 802 (Mass. Ct. App. 1976).

Opinion

The sole question raised in this appeal is whether the defendant’s constitutional and statutory right to a grand jury drawn from a cross section of the community was violated because of discrimination against women in the selection of the grand jury. There was no error. The indictments were returned before the decision in Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U. S. 522 (1975). The rule of that case need not be applied retroactively. Daniel v. Louisiana, 420 U. S. 31, 32 (1975). Commonwealth v. Moran, 370 Mass. 10, 12 (1976). See Brunson v. Commonwealth, 369 Mass. 106, 117-120 (1975).

Judgments affirmed.

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Related

Taylor v. Louisiana
419 U.S. 522 (Supreme Court, 1975)
Daniel v. Louisiana
420 U.S. 31 (Supreme Court, 1975)
Brunson v. Commonwealth
337 N.E.2d 895 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1975)
Commonwealth v. Moran
345 N.E.2d 380 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1976)

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