Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 25, 2007
Grand Defense
Focus Column - Laurie L. Levenson - Understanding the procedural differences between federal and state grand juries is an essential tool for effective defense counsel.
By Laurie L. Levenson
For many criminal defense lawyers, grand-jury proceedings seem strange and mysterious. Controlled by prosecutors, defense counsel often feel like fish out of water in challenging grand-jury proceedings. Nonetheless, as recent cases demonstrate, defense lawyers can take steps to ensure that their clients are treated fairly. Whether counsel is representing a white-collar suspect or a murder def...
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