People v. Pratt

A grand jury had been summoned by the circuit court of Ingham county, Judge Person presiding. One of the subjécts under investigation by the grand jury was an attempt to bribe legistators to secure the passage of a certain bill then pending before the legislature. The respondent was the agent of and represented a corporation in the attempt to secure the passage of this bill. Undoubtedly the respondent believed that he was summoned as a witness before the grand jury to testify in regard to this transaction. Before going before the grand jury he went to the presiding judge, and made a voluntary…