A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor.
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The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough evidence on one side to bring a person to trial.
The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy.
The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts.
I don't believe anyone has leaked grand jury information.
All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.
One lawyer told me that he never drinks water or eats in front of the jury because they can't do either one.
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case.
I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.
No one can just file a charge and go directly to a jury trial. That just cannot happen.
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.
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