In re Hynes

The District Attorney of Kings County seeks release to the general public of Grand Jury minutes and records concerning an investigation into the death of a seven-year-old black youth, who was struck by an automobile driven by an Hasidic man. He premises the application on the theories that release will both curb the community unrest which erupted when the Grand Jury failed to indict the driver of the automobile, and restore confidence in the Grand Jury system and in his office. Since those theories do not constitute the compelling and particularized need necessary to overcome the presumption…