O'Meara v. Gottsfield

OPINION

CORCORAN, Justice.

We granted this petition for review to decide whether the requirements of due process are satisfied when: the prosecutor reads all relevant statutes to the grand jury at the commencement of its term, provides the grand jurors with a copy of all relevant statutes for reference, and asks the grand jurors if they later want statutes reread or clarified, although he does not reinstruct the grand jury at a time close to the issuance of an indictment. We hold that this procedure satisfies due process. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. §…