Legal Opinion
In Re a Special Investigation No. 258
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 10, 1983No. 1408, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
When the Attorney General of Maryland is authorized by the Governor or the Legislature to investigate criminal conduct and prosecute, pursuant to his restricted constitutional authority to do so (Md. Const. Art. V, § 3) it follows that he may attend, assist and participate with a grand jury conducting a correlative investigation. Maloney v. State, 17 Md. App. 609 (1973). Because of his expertise, the Attorney General’s advice undoubtedly causes his influence to be preemptive of the direction an investigation may take by such a grand jury. The plenary authority of the grand jury is customarily…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. FabritzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas, April, 1978, at BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- In Re Special Investigation No. 236Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Criminal Investigation No. 1Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Huber v. Farmers Union Service Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010