In re Special Grand Jury Report

By Judge Diane McQ. Strickland

Petitioners, William L. Heartwell, III, Town of Vinton, and six members of Vinton Town Council have filed motions requesting the release of the report of the Special Grand Jury impaneled on October 27, 1999, to investigate allegations of malfeasance and nonfeasance in the Town of Vinton Police Department. The motions are filed pursuant to Code of Virginia (1950 as amended) § 19.2-213, which vests the trial court with the discretion to unseal and release a report filed by a* special grand juty. In support of their requests, the petitioners cite the “indispensable”…