Transcript: GRAND JURY ISSUES:ANDREW D. LEIPOLD

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Andrew D. Leipold University of Illinois College of Law

July 27, 2000

Constitutional Rights and the Grand Jury

I. Background

Few parts of the criminal justice system have been as routinely criticized, or have withstood the criticism better, than the grand jury. Although the 5th Amendment to the Constitution requires that all serious criminal charges be subjected to grand jury review, modern commentators are nearly unanimous in concluding that the institution does not protect suspects from weak or unfounded accusations. Rather than imposing a significant check on the government's charging decisions, the belief is that grand jurors invariably approve any indictment ...

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