Criminal
Nov. 10, 2020
Time for a frank discussion about grand juries
There comes a time when it’s time to rethink old things. The institution of the grand jury has been around for a long time, since 1166 to be exact, in the days when kings of England used to round up disloyal nobles, put them in the tower without charges and throw away the key.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Michelle L. Kazadi
Judge
Family Law
U Louisville School of Law
There comes a time when it's time to rethink old things. The institution of the grand jury has been around for a long time, since 1166 to be exact, in the days when kings of England used to round up disloyal nobles, put them in the tower without charges and throw away the key. The grand jury was intended to ensure a fair process of bringing charges against defendants by having a third community-based entity outside of the prosecutor's office determine the appropriaten...
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