>>16181169 Georgia will PROCEED with a special grand jury in Trump’s criminal election interference probe and will seat jurors THIS Monday! - twat
Grand juries are secret by law for many reasons. The only reason this was revealed is to taint the jury pool and advertise another false and phony “witch hunt” against POTUS, this type of thing is a pattern, like the AG of NY, drum up belief by rabid leftists and create more hate for POTUS and Maga
Reasons for secrecy:
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Protect the accused from false political prosecution
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Protect the jurors
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Protect the witnesses
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If the accused is found innocent the grand jury is sealed and not made known to the public
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It’s notoriously to get a conviction from a grand jury because there’s no defense attorney allowed, only the prosecutor facts (assumptions, insinuation, rumors)
All Grand Juries are secret. Think of a Grand Jury as investigators. Its job is to listen to sworn testimony and review documents in secret to determine if a person should be charged with a crime.
Grand juries do not decide if a person is guilty or innocent. A Grand Jury simply decides if the evidence presented provides probable cause for a crime. If the Grand Jury decides that there is probable cause for a crime, it issues an indictment. An indictment is an actual piece of paper that states the charge and penalty if a person is convicted.
Who makes up a Grand Jury?
A Grand Jury is a random selection of people who are responsible for determining whether or not a person is indicted, or charged with a crime. They are tasked with determining only two things:
That the identity of the accused is correct
That there was probable cause for an arrest
Unlike a trial jury, the job of a Grand Jury is not to determine if a person is guilty or innocent. A Grand Jury meets before a trial takes place only to determine if the identity of the accused is correct and that there was probable cause to charge the person.
A Grand Jury typically consists of 23 people. They usually meet for between four and six months.Grand Jury proceedings are “ex parte” or secret. This means that they are closed off to the public. Even the accused person typically is not present. Grand Jurors are not allowed to discuss with the public the cases that they hear.
The Political Power of an Elected District Attorney
Prosecutors have a lot of power when they are presenting during Grand Jury proceedings. When a Grand Jury is in session, anelected or appointed prosecutor presents a one-sided version of the case. They can place whatever evidence they want before the Grand Jurors. There isno defense attorneyin the room. Neither is the Defendant in the room. The elected district attorney has full power to put all the damaging evidence that they want against the person being charged. The district attorney does not have to consider any opposing justification or viewpoint challenging the truth of the evidence.
As a result, it is very easy to obtain an indictment. Given the low standards of establishing probable cause, Grand Juries very often chose to indict. This is why lawyers often joke that a Grand Jury could indict a ham sandwich.
If a prosecutor wanted to use a Grand Jury as a political weapon, it is very easy for them to do so. Moreover, even if the indictment is weak, most people simply fear the consequences of challenging even a weak criminal case and make a plea deal. In the end, that weak indictment becomes a win for the prosecutor, despite the person never challenging the evidence.
At the end of the presentation by these prosecutors, the Grand Jury makes a final decision on whether or not there is probable cause to charge a person with a crime. It takes at least 12 of 23 jurors for a decision to be made. If the Grand Jury issues a “true bill” that means that yes, the person will be indicted. When it issues a “no bill” this means that the Grand Jury has decided not to indict.|
What are defenses to a Grand Jury indictment?
If a Grand Jury decides that there is probable cause for an indictment, the case moves forward to an arraignment. Though, this does not necessarily mean that the question of probable cause is settled. A judge can dismiss a case if they determine that there was no probable cause.
The best defense criminal lawyers turn to when their clients are indicted involves using something called Grand Jury Minutes. Grand Jury Minutes are transcripts of the prosecution’s presentation of the case to the Grand Jury. The defendant will receive a copy of these transcripts at their arraignment. These transcripts are “discoverable” which means the defense attorney is allowed to see them.
https://www.williambarabino.com/blog/2020/07/20/what-is-a-secret-grand-jury/