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Evaluations and Criticisms

The Grand Jury of Tomorrow: New Life for an Archaic Institution. Washington, DC: Council for Court Excellence District of Columbia Grand Jury Study Committee (July 2001).  Report contains 23 law reform and grand juror quality of life recommendations to improve the grand jury systems in Washington, DC.

Brenner, Susan W. "The Voice of the Community: A Case for Grand Jury Independence." Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law 3: 67 (Fall 1995). 

Bremson, Francis L. et al. The Investigative Grand Jury in Alaska . Anchorage: Alaska Judicial Council (1987).  In response to the state legislature, the Alaska Judicial Council studied the strengths and weaknesses of the state's grand jury system.

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Procedures

Frequently Asked Questions About the Grand Jury System. American Bar Association Division of Media Relations and Public Affairs. 

The Grand Jury Online Resource Guide. Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. 

Kadish, Mark. "Behind the Locked Door of the American Grand Jury: Its History, Its Secrecy, and Its Process." Florida State University Law Review 24, no. 1: 1 (Fall 1996). 

Edwards, George J. Jr. The Grand Jury. Philadelphia: George T. Bisel Company (1906). 

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State Information

Rottman, David, et al. State Court Organization, 2004: Part VI The Jury. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics: 213 (2006).  Provides state-by-state information about the grand jury system, including the number of jurors, number needed to indict, whether indictment is required for felony prosecutions, and a brief description of the scope of the grand jury’s activities.

Brenner, Susan and Lori Shaw. State Grand Juries. University of Dayton School of Law (2003).  Web site with information on all aspects of state and federal grand juries.

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Statutes and Rules

2004 California Rules of Court, Sec. 17. Selection of grand jury.

Florida Statute Title 47. Grand Jury, 47-905.01 to 905.40. 

Idaho Statutes. Jury selection and service, § 2-201 to 221.

Iowa Rules of Court and Criminal Procedure 3. Grand jury.

Missouri Revised Statute . Grand juries and their proceedings, § 540.011 to 540.331.

Nevada Revised Statute . Formation, Powers, and Duties of a Grand Jury, § 172.045 to 172.305.

New Jersey Rules of Court . Grand jury, 3:6.

Ohio Rules of Court . Grand jury, 6.

Oklahoma Statute . Criminal Procedure: Grand Juries, Article 22 § 311 to 470.

Pennsylvania Rules of Court . Composition and Organization of the Investigating Grand Jury, [253] 222.

Utah Code . Grand Jury Reform, title 77, ch. 10a.

Wyoming Statute. State Grand Juries, § 7-5-301 to 309.

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Date Last Modified: 8/21/2009
Creation Date: 2001

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