Criminal Practice: Defense Counsel Raise Questions About Indicting Grand Juries

With the return of the indicting grand jury to Pennsylvania last week for cases involving witness intimidation, defense attorneys are raising concerns that the grand jury process provides much less protection for defendants, while prosecutors say that indicting grand juries are necessary to protect witnesses facing the threat of harm or even death if they testify about homicides and other serious crimes.

Pa. Supreme Court Adopts Indicting Grand Juries

The state Supreme Court adopted rules today that will provide another avenue for prosecutors to bring charges against criminal defendants. Instead of just filing charges and going through preliminary hearings, prosecutors will now able to indict defendants through indicting grand juries.

Pa. Supreme Court Adopts Indicting Grand Juries

The state Supreme Court adopted rules today that will provide another avenue for prosecutors to bring charges against criminal defendants. Instead of just filing charges and going through preliminary hearings, prosecutors will now able to indict defendants through indicting grand juries.

Pa. Supreme Court Adopts Indicting Grand Juries

The state Supreme Court adopted rules today that will provide another avenue for prosecutors to bring charges against criminal defendants. Instead of just filing charges and going through preliminary hearings, prosecutors will now able to indict defendants through indicting grand juries.

Pa. Supreme Court Adopts Indicting Grand Juries

The state Supreme Court adopted rules today that will provide another avenue for prosecutors to bring charges against criminal defendants. Instead of just filing charges and going through preliminary hearings, prosecutors will now able to indict defendants through indicting grand juries.