GRAND JURY - REPRESENTATIVE OR ELITE

• NCJ Number: 37536
• Journal: Hastings Law Journal Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1976) Pages: 37-71
• Author(s): J V Dyke
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 35 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITY GROUPS ON GRAND JURIES AND ARGUES THAT ONLY RANDOMLY SELECTED JURIES CAN FULFILL THE GRAND JURY'S HISTORICAL PURPOSE.

Abstract

THE HISTORY OF THE GRAND JURY IS REVIEWED AS IS SUPREME COURT POLICY REGARDING THE GRAND JURY. POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF GRAND JURY POWER AND PROSECUTORIAL MANIPULATION. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL JUROR SELECTION PROCEDURES ARE EXPLORED. THE 'BLUE RIBBON' SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR JURIES IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND NEW YORK ARE COMPARED. A STATE BY STATE SUMMARY OF GRAND JURY SELECTION PROCEDURES AND DUTIES IS APPENDED.