Legal Opinion
Hinojosa v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2003No. 45S05-0111-CR-590, 45A05-0010-CR-450PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
In this case, a police officer seeks grand jury transeripts to substantiate his claim of an official "cover-up" of wrongdoing. To obtain them, he must show with particularity a need to prevent injustice that outweighs the reasons for our long-established policy of grand jury secrecy.
Background
Hinojosa is a nineteen-year veteran of the Hammond Police Department ("Police Department") who was suspended and faced disciplinary proceedings as a result of the following set of cireumstances.
On June 26, 1998, a grand jury issued indictments against Hammond…
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- Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
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