Opinion ID: 2399899
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Heading: Jury Composition and RSA ch. 500-A

Text: The defendant has challenged the constitutionality of RSA ch. 500-A (Supp. 1975) on the ground that it does not contain identifiable standards for selecting jurors. The constitutionality of RSA ch. 500-A (Supp. 1975) was considered and upheld in State v. Fleury, 114 N.H. 325, 321 A.2d 108 (1974); State v. Greely, 115 N.H. 461, 344 A.2d 12 (1975); State v. Tashler, 116 N.H. 218, 356 A.2d 697 (1976). The defendant in the instant case has made no showing of purposeful and systematic exclusion of any cognizable group from the pool of prospective jurors. State v. Fleury, supra at 331, 321 A.2d at 112. Nor is there any indication that the venire as actually constituted in this case did not represent a fair cross section of the community. Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522, 537-38 (1975); Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320 (1970).