But the United Kingdom actually abolished its grand jury system in 1933. We now send cases that are serious enough straight to jury trial, Rozenberg says. That way, both sides are able to present evidence and make their arguments, which is definitely not the case with a grand jury. In fact, the UK exported grand juries to most of their former colonies — Canada, Australia, New Zealand — and virtually all of them have stopped using them. They are said to be putty in the hands of the prosecutor. In other words, the prosecutor really tells them what he or she wants and they will go along with it, he says. Or thats what we are told, because we dont really know. We cant watch grand juries at work.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:41:46 +0000
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