State v. Richards

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

Leonard Richards was indicted by a Hen-nepin County grand jury with murder in the first degree for the death of his half-sister. On discretionary appeal from an order denying a motion to dismiss the indictment, Richards argues (1) the prosecution abused and usurped the subpoena powers of the grand jury, thereby depriving him of an independent grand jury, and (2) extensive prejudicial preindictment publicity rendered grand jury impartiality impossible. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

In 1982 the body of Richards’ half-sister was found in the basement of a building allegedly…