Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 2G (2026)

Essex county; issuance of writs of venire facias for grand jurors

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Section 2G. The clerk of the court for Essex county shall, not less than twenty-eight days before the first Mondays of January and May, and the second Monday of September respectively, issue writs of venire facias for forty-five veniremen from whom the court shall select twenty-three grand jurors to serve in said court, who shall serve for each sitting thereof for four months and until another grand jury has been impanelled in their stead.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Aponte, 462 N.E.2d 284 (Mass. 1984).

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Commonwealth v. Aponte, 462 N.E.2d 284 (Mass. 1984). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 277, § 2G. Furthermore, the judge reasoned that, even if the grand jury selection system discriminated against residents in larger urban centers because it took roughly the same number of jurors from each community, this fact did not rebut the inference of county-wide…”

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