STATE EX REL. MATTSON v. HALL


48 So.2d 753 (1950)

STATE ex rel. MATTSON v. HALL, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

November 17, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Varon, Hollywood, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Philip Goldman, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


TERRELL, Justice.

July 27, 1950, the Circuit Court granted a motion of the Assistant State Attorney to quash the grand jury for the Spring Term of the Circuit Court of Broward County, the sole reason assigned for the motion being that only fourteen members of the grand jury were served with summons and that a grand jury cannot function with less than fifteen members. A new grand jury was drawn and organized. It returned an indictment against petitioner, appellant...

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