Download or read book Constitutional Rights and the Grand Jury written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for federal grand jurors written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States Attorneys Manual written by United States. Department of Justice and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reform of the Grand Jury System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Missing American Jury written by Suja A. Thomas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criminal, civil, and grand juries have disappeared from the American legal system. Over time, despite their significant presence in the Constitution, juries have been robbed of their power by the federal government and the states. For example, leveraging harsher criminal penalties, executive officials have forced criminal defendants into plea bargains, eliminating juries. Capping money awards, legislatures have stripped juries of their power to fix damages. Ordering summary judgment, judges dispose of civil cases without sending them to a jury. This is not what the founders intended. Examining the Constitution's text and historical sources, the book explores how the jury's authority has been taken and how it can be restored to its rightful, co-equal position as a 'branch' of government. Discussing the value of juries beyond the Constitution's requirements, the book also discusses the significance of juries world-wide and argues jury decision-making should be preferred over determinations by other governmental bodies.
Download or read book The Federal Grand Jury written by Lyn Farrel and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent debate over civil trials or military tribunals for suspected terrorists has focused public attention on the American court system. A cornerstone aspect to the federal courts is the grand jury, which investigates crimes against the United States and secures the constitutional right of grand jury indictment, two responsibilities needing broad powers. A US District Court summons a grand jury, so the jury's jurisdiction is geographically restricted by the court to which it is attached. The grand jury conducts its business in secret, but that independence does not often result in the dismissal of indictments. Although witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury are not often excused, they do benefit from several legal rights when testifying. This book presents a broad overview of the rules and background of the federal grand jury, a needed service for anyone wishing to understand the American system of justice and its potential use in the war on terror.
Download or read book Federal Grand Jury Practice and Procedure Fifth Edition written by Paul S. Diamond and published by Juris Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a federal district judge and former prosecutor who represented clients throughout the country in grand jury related litigation, Federal Grand Jury Practice and Procedure is designed to assist judges, prosecutors, and defense counsel through the complexities of federal grand jury practice and procedure. Concise, thorough, and well organized, Federal Grand Jury Practice and Procedure is an indispensable resource for every lawyer practicing criminal law in federal court today. This guide reveals the inner workings of the federal grand jury, providing you with the most definitive guidance available. It contains an extensive practical discussion and analysis of the Justice Department's Federal Grand Jury Practice Manual. In one volume, the entire grand jury process is covered, including: Grand jury's investigative power; Judiciary's supervisory authority over the grand jury; Prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury; The grand jury's contempt powers; The grand jury's power to punish for perjury and the obstruction of justice; Grand jury administration; Constitutional and common law privileges before the grand jury; Subject-target procedures before the grand jury; Immunity privileges; Grand jury secrecy requirements; and Grand jury practice in all circuits.
Download or read book Federal Grand Jury written by Charles Doyle and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal grand jury exists to investigate crimes against the U.S. and to secure the constitutional right of grand jury indictment. Its responsibilities require broad powers. It is an arm of the U.S. District Court which summons it, upon whose process it relies, and which will receive any indictments it returns. Contents of this report: Introduction; Background; Organizational Matters; Jurisdiction; Selection; Tenure; Proceedings Before the Grand Jury; Grand Jury and the Prosecutor; Subpoenas: Common Law Privileges; Constitutional Privileges; Statutory and Other Limitations of Grand Jury Subpoena Authority; Secrecy: Disclosure; Enforcement of Grand Jury Secrecy; Final Grand Jury Action; Indictment; Refusal to Indict; Reports; Discharge.
Download or read book Why Jury Duty Matters written by Andrew G. Ferguson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Places the idea of jury duty into perspective, noting its importance as a constitutional responsibility, and describes ways in which the experience may be enriched.
Download or read book Constitutional Rights and the Federal Grand Jury written by Michael Allen Graham and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reform of the Grand Jury System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the January 1970 Grand Jury written by United States. District Court (Illinois : Northern District : Eastern Division) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report of the Grand Jury held to investigate the Dec. 4, 1969 policy raid in Chicago on a flat rented by members of the Black Panther Party during which Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed.
Download or read book Manual of the Unified Maine Common Law Grand Jury written by David Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constituted UNIFIED MAINE COMMON LAW GRAND JURY (UM-CLGJ) is founded on the (41) precepts of the Grand Jury outlined by Justice Antonin Scalia speaking for the majority in the Supreme Court case, United States v. Williams 112 S.Ct. 1735, 504 U.S. 36, 118 L.Ed.2d 352 (1992). The first 21 of these 41 Quoted Precepts Are . . . 1) We the people [of the United States of America] have been provided with legal recourse to address the criminal conduct of persons entrusted to dispense justice. 2) The American grand jury is neither part of the judicial, executive nor legislative branches of government, but instead belongs to the people. 3) It is in effect a fourth branch of government "governed" and administered to directly by and on behalf of the American people, and its authority emanates from the Bill of Rights. 4) Thus, citizens have the unbridled right to empanel their own grand juries and present "True Bills" of indictment to a court, which is then required to commence a criminal proceeding. 5) Our Founding Fathers thereby created a "buffer" the people may rely upon for justice, when public officials, including judges, criminally violate the law. 6) Any power federal courts may have is very limited and does not permit reshaping the grand jury institution. 7) The "common law" of the Fifth Amendment demands the grand jury. 8) The grand jury is an institution separate from the courts, over whose functioning the courts do not preside; no such "supervisory" judicial authority exists.9) Rooted in long centuries of Anglo-American history, the grand jury is mentioned in the Bill of Rights, but not in the body of the Constitution; it is a constitutional fixture in its own right. 10) The whole theory of the grand jury's function is that it belongs to no branch of the institutional government, and serves as a kind of "buffer" or "referee" between the Government and the people. 11) Although the grand jury normally operates in the courthouse and under judicial auspices, its institutional relationship with the judicial branch has traditionally been at arm's length. 12) Judges' direct involvement in the grand jury is generally confined to calling the grand jurors together and administering their oaths of office.13) The grand jury's functional independence from the judicial branch is evident both in the scope of its power to investigate criminal wrongdoing, and in the manner in which that power is exercised.14) The grand jury can investigate merely on suspicion that the law is being violated, or even because it wants assurance that it is not.15) The grand jury need not identify the offender it suspects, or even the precise nature of the offense it is investigating.16) The grand jury requires no authorization from its constituting court to initiate an investigation, nor does a prosecutor require leave of court to seek a grand jury indictment. 17) In its day-to-day functioning, the grand jury operates without the interference of a presiding judge, and deliberates in total secrecy.18) The grand jury cannot compel the appearance of witnesses and the production of evidence, and must appeal to the court when such compulsion is required, and the court will refuse to lend its assistance when the compulsion the grand jury seeks would override rights accorded by the Constitution, or testimonial privileges recognized by the common law.19) The grand jury remains free to pursue its investigations unhindered by external influence or supervision so long as it does not trench upon the legitimate rights of any witness called before it.20) The Fifth Amendment's constitutional guarantee presupposes an investigative body acting independently of either prosecuting attorney or judge.21) Certain constitutional protections afforded defendants in criminal proceedings have no application before this body. 22) The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment does not bar a grand jury . . .
Download or read book Tried and Convicted written by Michael D. Cicchini and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an individual is accused of a crime he is provided, at least in theory, with numerous constitutional rights throughout the legal process. These constitutional rights, however, are soft and flexible, and are subject to a tremendous amount of manipulation by police, prosecutors, and judges. The result is that these government agents are easily able to bypass, and in fact destroy, our constitutional protections. This abuse of our fundamental rights is extremely dangerous. Far from being mere technicalities, constitutional rights benefit all citizens, not just the factually guilty, in ways that go unappreciated by most of us. In today’s hyper-vigilant, tough-on-crime climate, many good people from all walks of life find themselves charged with serious crimes for behaving in ways that most of us would be shocked to learn are criminal. For these reasons, it is in all of our interests to ensure strong constitutional safeguards for everyone. Tried and Convicted explains several individual constitutional rights that are intended to protect us from the vagaries of the criminal justice system, and gives detailed examples of how government agents routinely circumvent those rights. It also exposes the underlying problems that enable government agents to circumvent the constitution, and concludes by offering potential solutions to these problems. Using real life examples throughout, Cicchini provides a wake-up call for all of us.
Download or read book The Defendant s Rights Today written by David Fellman and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1978-04-15 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this comprehensive study, written in lay language, David Fellman provides an up-to-date analysis of the rights of the accused, certain to be welcomed by political scientists, students of public law, and all with an interest in due process of law. Since Fellman's 1958 book, The Defendant's Rights, substantial changes in the criminal justice system have occured. The past few decades before the publication of The Defendant's Rights Today have been witness to a striking expansion of the central concept of due process of law as it relates to criminal justice. The subject of defendants' rights is broad and complex. Fellman here explores its underlying concepts, bringing together a comprehensive discussion of the effects of the criminal justice system on the accused from arrest, through trial, to post-conviction remedies.
Download or read book Constitutional Law for the Criminal Justice Professional written by Carl J. Franklin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999-03-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a simple, straightforward manner, this book will help today's criminal justice student better understand con law issues as well as the complicated development of constitutional rights and law. In its simple, easy to understand format, this book is a must for both current criminal justice professionals and students studying to enter the p
Download or read book Constitutional Rights and the Grand Jury written by Michael Allen Graham and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
