Sentences with phrase «grand jury witnesses»

, prosecutors can choose from several different offenses based on the facts as set forth in the police report or by grand jury witnesses:

Federal grand jury witnesses get only «use immunity,» meaning the prosecutor could not use the murder confession in court but could still convict the killer on other proof.

Received immunity as a grand jury witness.

Not exact matches

The grand jury subpoena — sent to an unnamed witness last month and seen by Axios — asked for emails, texts and handwritten notes linked to those people, according to the report.

The grand jury investigating alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign has sent a witness a subpoena seeking all documents involving the president and a host of his closest advisers.

It was the Special Grand Jury's role to assess the credibility of witnesses that did testify and a judge's responsibility to make sure their conclusions were supported by the evidence.

The special grand jury's thorough findings were based upon the sworn testimony of 25 witnesses and thousands of pages of evidence which corroborated their testimony.

Lippman said there are many reasons why a grand jury's proceedings should be kept confidential including preventing a subject from fleeing prosecution and encourage witnesses who are reluctant to talk.

«It's more important to have a special prosecutor in place because an independent monitor doesn't have any powers,» Lentol said, adding that the special prosecutor would have the ability to investigate witnesses and obtain grand jury minutes.

«The second relates to information that was concealed from the grand jury which returned the indictment, that we discovered when we received all of the prior witness statements as we were on the eve of trial, when a lot of the material was disclosed.»

Newsday reported in February 2015 that Spota's office then quietly abandoned the grand jury inquiry despite dozens of potential witnesses to the shooting and its aftermath.

«I will make no comment now, or during the period of time that the grand jury is convened, regarding the days that the grand jury will be sitting; who may be called as a witness before the grand jury; what any witness has or will testify about before the grand jury; when the grand jury will conclude its investigation; what criminal charges will be considered by the grand jury, or against whom the grand jury might consider any such criminal charges,» said Mr. Donovan.

Local district attorneys may draft search warrants, preserve evidence and question witnesses, but they may not grant immunity or elicit testimony in grand jury proceedings.

An Albany County grand jury heard testimonyyesterday from at least one key witness in a widening probe of former Sen. George Maziarz and his campaign finances that now also involves former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry Wojtaszek.

Aldrich was among five witnesses that appeared before the grand jury Thursday.

TROY — A Rensselaer County grand jury is investigating two Democratic City Council members and a party operative in the absentee ballot fraud probe stemming from the 2009 Working Families Party primary, according to a witness.

Two civilian witnesses, who did not testify in the grand jury, told investigators they did not believe French was in imminent danger when he opened fire.

The Grand Jury Bureau consists of a Bureau Chief, two Court reporters and a Victim / Witness Coordinator.

Two civilian witnesses, who did not testify before the grand jury that Abelove convened last year, told investigators they did not believe French was in imminent danger when he fired.

SUPPORT STAFF Susan Welch, Office Manager Michele M. Lockwood, Grand Jury Reporter Deborah Gibbs, Principal Clerk Michael Ducato, Victim - Witness Coordinator Kristina Hart, Confidential Secretary Gretchen A. Neary, Principal Office Specialist Kevin M. Nugent, Principal Office Specialist Patrick Johnson — Save Our Streets Program Director ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY»S OFFICE BUREAU UNITS

The Oneida County District Attorney's Office Grand Jury Bureau is tasked with scheduling, including subpoenaing of witnesses and pertinent documents, of all Felony cases that have been chosen for presentment to a Grand Jury of Oneida County.

Grand jury proceedings are secret in New York state in order to protect witnesses and the integrity of the process, information can be revealed through court order in compelling circumstances.

The decision capped a four - month investigation that covered 38 interviews from civilian witnesses, EMS workers, expert witnesses, police and others before taking the case before a grand jury, according to a statement from Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan.

Lynch ruled some of the witnesses could in fact be considered accomplices but a grand jury does not need to be instructed to the same degree of precision as a trial jury.

The grand jury's proceedings are sealed and it's unclear how many witnesses testified or what they said.

The grand jury, which met for two months, reviewed thousands of pages of documents and heard testimony from 21 witnesses — including eight sexual abuse victims — did not hand down indictments, name pedophile priests or identify parishes where abuse took place due to the constraints of the law.

Albany County district attorney David Soares, a young prosecutor with limited experience, has called witnesses to a grand jury, including Carol Hevesi's driver.

TROY — Subpoenas have been served on witnesses to testify before a special Rensselaer County grand jury investigating the 2009 absentee - ballot fraud case.

He was involved in the 2014 campaign, testified before the 2017 grand jury, and was expected to be called as a witness.

Based on the video, witness accounts and Mauro's testimony, Fitzpatrick said the Onondaga County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified.

Based on the video, witness accounts and Mauro's testimony, Fitzpatrick said the Onondaga County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified, according to Syracuse.com.

Finally, during the height of a grand jury investigation between March and May last year, Harris allegedly instructed witnesses to lie to FBI agents, which they did.

An Albany County grand jury heard testimony Thursday from at least one key witness in a widening probe of former State Sen. George D. Maziarz and his campaign finances that now also involves former Niagara County Republican Chairman Henry F. Wojtaszek, according to several sources familiar with the situation.

Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public and somewhat biased toward making a case, but it won't be any easier for the witnesses to face opposing counsel in the actual public trial.

Then the witnesses will start backpedalling and adding qualifications as soon as the jurors start asking them questions (there is no attorney present to object, though the witness can take a time out to consult counsel outside the hearing of the jurors); there will be 18 - 24 of them: independent businessmen, committed church - goers, accountants, etc — the federal grand jury that I sat on had a member of the technical staff of an international pharmaceutical corporation.

The full realization of the trouble he had made for himself probably came one day last September when he appeared, under subpoena, before a federal grand jury in Fort Smith, Ark., that was investigating possible tampering with a federal witness.

New York is one of 10 states where prosecutors can wait until a trial to turn over witness names and statements, grand jury testimony and other evidence known as discovery, which backs up criminal charges.

Court proceedings are public; nearly everything that happens in a court is public information (aside from issues of national security as decided by panels of judges and / or grand juries; or issues of safety for individuals and / or witnesses who are party to the proceedings).

For the Division of Criminal Justice: City of Torrington Grand Jury investigation; investigation and prosecution of Windham County High Sheriff and two Special Deputy Sheriffs on corruption and obstruction of justice charges and expert witness on prosecutorial misconduct allegations.

Any grand jury, without prodding from the prosecutor, can call witnesses and demand evidence and demand this case be prosecuted... without the prosecutor's help.»

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In addition to anonymity, Silent Witness says that tipsters are «eligible to receive a cash reward if the information leads to an arrest or grand jury indictment of a felony offender.»

Subsequently, McQueary testified to the grand jury, he also told Curley and Schultz about the sexual nature of what he had witnessed.

As The Times explains, Paterno was not subject to cross-examination in the grand jury proceeding, and using that testimony would therefore violate the Sixth Amendment, which ensures a criminal defendant's right «to be confronted with the witnesses against him.»

Since there are no grand juries in Alberta the defendant thus looses the right to pretrial discovery by way of examination of witnesses.

It is said that, under the form of writ used in this case, the defendant in the prosecution which might follow an indictment by the grand jury would not be apprised of the name of the precise witness who might have appeared against him, and § 829 of the Revised Statutes and the Sixth Amendment of the Federal Constitution are invoked.

The contention ignores the fact that the writ calls for books, and not for oral testimony; and, aside from this, neither the constitutional provision nor the statute accords the right to be apprised of the names of the witnesses who appeared before the grand jury.

John served as first - chair trial attorney on more than forty - five cases in U.S. District Court and Superior Court and appeared regularly before D.C. federal and local grand juries where he presented hundreds of witnesses.

We also frequently represent witnesses appearing before federal and state grand juries and administrative panels.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.