CRIMINAL LAW-PROCEDURE-RIGHT OF DEFENDANT TO INSPECT GRAND JURY MINUTES

Defendant was indicted for murder by a grand jury. The trial court denied a motion by defendant requesting that the district attorney be ordered to furnish him with a transcript of the evidence offered before the grand jury. On appeal, held, affirmed. It was within the discretion of the trial court to grant or refuse the motion.

Commonwealth v. Galvin, (Mass. 1948) 80 N.E. (2d) 825.