Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 26, 2018
Prosecutor erred by dismissing potential grand juror in manslaughter case, high court rules
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday against a criminal defendant who challenged his indictment for driving under the influence and killing another driver, establishing new case law on the scope of a prosecutor’s role in grand jury selection.
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday against a criminal defendant who challenged his indictment for driving under the influence and killing another driver, establishing new case law on the scope of a prosecutor's role in grand jury selection.
In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Goodwin Liu, the high court said a prosecutor's decision to dismiss a prospectiv...
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Although prosecutor's dismissal of a grand juror violated Penal Code Section 939.5, the error did not have had an adverse effect on the impartiality or independence of the grand jury.
