The petitioner appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm.
The petitioner is the defendant in a pending murder trial in the Superior Court for Norfolk County. Looking at census and other data, he discovered an apparent disparity in the percentage of African-Americans living in the county and appearing on the county's lists of prospective jurors. To investigate a possible claim that African...
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