Legal Opinion
In Re a Special Investigation No. 224
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 7, 1983No. 202, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoylan, J.
The message is clear and the model has been well described:
"Any holding that would saddle a grand jury with minitrials and preliminary showings would assuredly impede its investigation and frustrate the public’s interest in the fair and expeditious administration of the criminal laws.”
The Supreme Court spoke those words in 1973 in United States v. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1, 17, 93 S. Ct. 764, 35 L.Ed.2d 67, 81. One year later, United States v. Calandra, 414 U.S. 338, 343, 94 S.Ct. 613, 38 L.Ed.2d 561, 568-569 (1974), was equally emphatic about the independence of the grand jury:
"Traditionally the…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Pennington v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Grindstaff v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Greco v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- In Re a Special Investigation No. 237Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- In Re a Special Investigation No. 258Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1983
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