In re: Misc. 4281

We are presented with an issue that sits at the juncture of the broad inquisitorial authority of the grand jury and the Fifth Amendment privilege of government employees against self-incrimination as expressed in Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493, 500, 87 S.Ct. 616, 17 L.Ed.2d 562 (1967). 1 A grand jury sitting in Prince George’s County (the “County”) subpoenaed the County government to produce records, including employee interviews, that the County’s Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department (the “Department”) collected during an investigation into certain, potentially criminal, acts of…