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ADAMS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. L.A. 30215.

12 Cal.3d 55 (1974)

524 P.2d 375

115 Cal. Rptr. 247

LAWRENCE M. ADAMS, as Jury Commissioner, etc., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent; IRVING BEALE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 19, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert G. Berrey, County Counsel, and Lloyd M. Harmon, Jr., Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioner.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Edward A. Hinz, Jr., Chief Assistant Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, A. Wells Petersen and Jay M. Bloom, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Charles R. Khoury, Jr., for Respondent.

No appearance for Real Party in Interest.

OPINION

CLARK, J.

The Jury Commissioner of San Diego County seeks writ of mandate compelling respondent superior court to set aside an order declaring Code of Civil Procedure section 198 unconstitutional and directing him to select petit jurors without regard to the section's one-year residency requirement.1 We conclude the requirement does not violate due process or the equal protection guarantees of...

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