People v. Rickard

I agree with the majority that David W. Hackenbach’s disclosure of grand jury information to Yvonne Azar, a member of his prosecutorial staff, did not violate Rule 6.2(a) of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure. I also agree that Azar’s disclosure of this information to the defendant, Steven D. Rickard, violated the secrecy of the grand jury. Contrary to the majority, however, I would hold that a breach of grand jury secrecy also occurred when the grand jury investigators confronted Officer Johnson with the news that at least two other grand jury witnesses had testified differently than…