The People of the State of New York v. . John Petrea

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment, holding that the 1881 act was unconstitutional as to the selection of grand jurors, constitutional as to the selection of petit jurors, and that the indictment returned by the grand jury was valid despite the defective selection procedure. The Court also ruled that the defendant could not set aside the indictment under the Code of Criminal Procedure because his objection was not a statutory ground for such relief.