Breonna Taylor’s case shines spotlight on grand juries, which usually operate out of public eye
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- Publish Date:
- October 2, 2020
- Author(s):
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- Berman, Mark
- Source:
- Washington Post
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Summary
“A grand jury can be a political shield,”
Still, grand jury proceedings can reveal “an awful lot,”
“The . . . statements we’ve been getting so far [in] the media are typically filtered through lawyers or filtered through reporters,” Fisher said. “The public has not gotten a sense of what somebody might be willing to say when sworn under oath, subject to the penalties of perjury.”
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