the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, containing the Grand Jury Clause, was ratified. The Supreme Court has not, however, given the Clause a robust interpretation. The Court has concluded ...
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime unless on presentation of indictment of a Grand Jury ... just compensation. --Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of ...
In addition, the Fifth Amendment allows prosecutors to use a grand jury to evaluate evidence against a suspect before actually charging her. It also requires due process of law, or fair procedures ...
So what does that really mean? The proposed ordinance gives The People back their 5th Amendment right to have direct access to the Grand Jury (GJ). This is important when crime(s) committed against ...