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The grand jury served to screen out incompetent or malicious prosecutions. [12] [page needed] The advent of official public prosecutors in the later decades of the 19th century largely displaced private prosecutions. [13] By the 21st century, the grand jury had lost almost all of its power as a check on other branches of government. [11]
In addition, grand jury witnesses may be prosecuted for perjury or making false statements in their testimony. In Kastigar v. United States , 406 U.S. 441 (1972), the US Supreme Court confronted the issue of the type of immunity, use or transactional, constitutionally required to compel testimony.
Although the government is obliged to make a record of all testimony before the grand jury, it is under no obligation to create producible material under the Jencks Act by calling key witnesses before the grand jury. [56] [57] The provision of the Jencks Act relating to disclosure of a witness' grand jury testimony address only disclosure at trial.
A transcript of the grand jury proceedings, published in a Palm Beach Post lawsuit, prompted renewed scrutiny over how prosecutors handled the case.
Legislation meant to release the transcripts of a 2006 Jeffrey Epstein grand jury is flying through Florida's Legislature, but the judge who already has been ordered to do just that as a result of ...
The new state law meant to smooth the way for the release of the transcripts of the 2006 Jeffrey Epstein grand jury proceedings takes effect on Monday, July 1.. The Palm Beach Post, which sued in ...
On October 13, 2022, Marc Short, former chief of staff to Pence, testified before the grand jury. [52] [51] On December 6, 2022 Stephen Miller, former senior adviser to Trump, testified again after having testified the previous week. [53] He had been subpoenaed months earlier. [54] He appeared again before the grand jury in April 2023. [55]
Grand jury transcripts from a 2006 Florida investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of dozens of underage girls will be released publicly later this year under legislation signed into law ...