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The grand jury served to screen out incompetent or malicious prosecutions. [12] [page needed] The advent of official public prosecutors in the later decades of the 19th century largely displaced private prosecutions. [13] By the 21st century, the grand jury had lost almost all of its power as a check on other branches of government. [11]
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testified before a Uvalde grand jury as part of an investigation into the failed police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting ...
Although the government is obliged to make a record of all testimony before the grand jury, it is under no obligation to create producible material under the Jencks Act by calling key witnesses before the grand jury. [56] [57] The provision of the Jencks Act relating to disclosure of a witness' grand jury testimony address only disclosure at trial.
Much of the evidence, including reports of witness interviews, transcripts of grand jury testimony and records obtained through search warrants, has been redacted in the public release.
A grand jury is a jury empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought. A grand jury may subpoena physical evidence or a person to testify. A grand jury is separate from the courts, which do not preside over its functioning. [1]
School employees and victims of the Uvalde mass shooting began giving testimony Friday before a grand jury investigating the failed police response at Robb Elementary School in 2022, according to ...
A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting that killed 21 people, multiple media reported Friday. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell ...
In addition, grand jury witnesses may be prosecuted for perjury or making false statements in their testimony. In Kastigar v. United States, 406 U.S. 441 (1972), the US Supreme Court confronted the issue of the type of immunity, use or transactional, constitutionally required to compel testimony. The Court ruled that the grant of use and ...