Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Faux

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1959No. 9117Published

1DissentCallister, Justice

I respectfully dissent. In my view the main opinion disrobes the Grand Jury of its historic cloak of secrecy1 and, in so doing, condemns it to ineffectiveness and eventual oblivion. All this without benefit of statute or precedent.

It is my observation that courts of late have a tendency to overemphasize the *363rights of an individual accused of a crime without due regard to the rights of the public. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to effectively administer our criminal laws and justly expose and punish those who have violated these laws.

In the instant case defense counsel requested…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
  4. United States v. GarssonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1923
  5. Havenor v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905

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