Opening The Door To The Grand Jury: Abandoning Secrecy For Secrecy's Sake

Authors

George Edward Dazzo

Abstract

The grand jury in the United States is hailed by its proponents as an indispensable buffer of protection from malicious and unfounded prosecution by the State. Critics, however, liken the investigatory body to a rubber stamp of the prosecutor, analogous to early English grand jurors who were subject to the influences of the Monarch. Criticism of the grand jury often focuses on the grand jury's potential for oppression rather than protection of the individual.' In particular, it is the secrecy of the grand jury that sparks the most debate.'

First Page

139

Recommended Citation

George E. Dazzo, Opening The Door To The Grand Jury: Abandoning Secrecy For Secrecy's Sake, 3 U.D.C. L. Rev. 139 (1995).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.udc.edu/udclr/vol3/iss1/7