SUMMERS, Justice.
Defendant was indicted by the Grand Jury of St. Tammany Parish for manslaughter. La.R.S. 14:31. He was tried by jury, found guilty as charged and sentenced to serve fifteen years at hard labor.
Prior to trial defendant moved to quash the indictment on the ground that Article VII, Section 41, of the Constitution exempting women from jury service in this State, unless they file a written declaration of their desire to serve, violates the right...
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