HODGES, Vice Chief Justice.
The issue presented by this original action is the sufficiency of a petition to convene a grand jury. The public nature and importance of this unanswered question dictates our acceptance of the Application to Assume Original Jurisdiction.
On September 4, 1975, a petition was filed and presented to the respondent judge, calling for the convening of a grand jury, bearing some 720 signatures.
The petition for grand jury states...
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