This is an original proceeding in this court. By stipulation of counsel the application for leave to file a petition for an alternative writ of prohibition is to' be re
The petitioner makes no showing that he has been treated unfairly or that he was prejudiced in any way. The rule in this state is that irregularities in the selection of jurymen are to be disregarded unless it appears probable that the person seeking to take advantage thereof has been prejudiced thereby. Ullman v. State (1905), 124 Wis. 602, 609, 103 N. W. 6. “He who seeks to overturn judicial action or to quash an indictment against him must go farther than merely to show that error has been committed. He must establish the fact that such error has prejudiced him by affecting his substantial rights.” State v. Wescott (1927), 194 Wis. 410, 413, 217 N. W. 283.
Sec. 255.13, Stats., provides that the commissioners shall select names from the electors of the county who' possess the necessary legal qualifications set forth in sec. 255.01. Sec. 6.015 (1) provides that women shall have the same rights and privileges under the law as men in the exercise of suffrage and with respect to jury service. It is the duty of the commissioners to exercise discretion and impartiality in selecting names for the grand-jury list, and since there is no requirement that the names listed shall be those of male persons, it is improper and irregular for the commissioners to consider sex in making their selection. But it does not follow that if the commissioners do consider the sex of the persons whom they include in their list, a grand jury selected from the list is not a legal jury. Neither in the statutes nor in the constitution is there any requirement that both men
In Norris v. Alabama, supra, a conviction was reversed because members of the defendant’s race had been arbitrarily and systematically excluded from jury service. In that case the likelihood of injustice was palpable. Not so- here. While it is possible to conceive of circumstances under which the exclusion of women might give rise to an inference of unfairness, no such circumstances are present in this case. We therefore conclude that the demurrer must be sustained.
By the Court. — Writ denied.