-defendants can cross examine prosecution during a grand jury hearing
-grand jury hearings are held in secret
-grand juries have the power to subpoena witnesses
-defendants do not have the right to appear before the grand jury
2006-12-03 13:57:51 · 4 answers · asked by triswmn20k 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The first. Defendants are generally unaware that they could potentially BE defendants when a grand jury is involved. You must closely examine the purpose of a grand jury: to determine whether an individual may be indicted for the crime. If they haven't been indicted, they aren't yet a defendant....
2006-12-03 15:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one -- defendants CANNOT cross examine the prosecution during a grand jury hearing
2006-12-03 13:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by Inquisitor-2006 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Haha! I actual have the handbook to the 109th Congress, and that i've got enjoyed writing a huge X on each and each of them as they have resigned. yet no, they are no longer the cream of the crop, they're those that have been given caught. The cream of the crop are such persons like the only that has Jack Abramoff on his vacationing log, and is in pictures with him, yet will in no way have any allegations stick that he had any ties to Abramoff.
2016-10-13 23:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by didden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-03 14:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by normobrian 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋