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Transcript: GRAND JURY ISSUES:SARA SUN BEALE
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- Congressional Testimony
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- July 27, 2000
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TESTIMONY OF SARA SUN BEALE PROFESSOR OF LAW DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
OF
LAW
JULY 27, 2000
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me to testify regarding constitutional
rights and the grand jury. I would like to focus on the history of
the
federal grand jury and general perspectives on proposals to alter
the procedures
under which federal grand juries operate.
The history of the grand jury
The English origins of the grand jury
The modern federal grand jury is the direct descendant of an English
institution
whose history can be traced for 900 years. The accusing or presenting
jury-the
ancestor of both the modern grand jury and the trial jury-was formally
made a part ...