Document: 376 U.S. 773 84 S.Ct. 1032 12 L.Ed.2d 77 Jesse James ARNOLD and George Dixon, Petitioners,v.NORTH CAROLINA. No. 572. Argued March 26, 1964. Decided April 6, J. Harvey Turner Fred W. Harrison, Kinston, N.C., for petitioners. Ralph Moody, Raleigh, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The petitioners, Arnold were found guilty of m rder by a jury their convictions affirmed, the Supreme Court North Carolina concluding that they had not made out case systematic exclusion Negroes from grand which returned indictment. 258 N.C. 563, 129 S.E.2d 229. In support motion to quash indictment because consistent service, both Negroes, offered testimony county tax supervisor showing records county, on Negro white persons are listed separately names jurors derived, revealed 12,250 4,819 in with 5,583 men 2,499 poll tax. addition, clerk trial court testified while there have been as many four or five upon regular panel chosen, his 24 years he could remember only one serving ground jury, another having selected but excused. This evidence was uncontradicted, State cross-examining witnesses offering no evidence. 2 judgment below must be reversed. 'testimony itself prima facie denial equal protection Constitution guarantees.' Norris v. Alabama, 294 587, 591, 55 579, 581, 79 L.Ed. 1074. situation here is quite like Eubanks Louisiana, 356 584, 586, 78 970, 973, 991, where duty found. case: 3 'Although comprise about one-third population parish, uncontradicted various established picked within memory. * From 1936, when Commission first began include pool potential jurors, until 1954, petitioner indicted, 36 juries parish. Six more included each list submitted local judges. Yet 432 single waschosen.' 4 See also Hernandez Texas, 347 475, 74 667, 98 866. 5 Reversed.

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