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19 Jul 2014, 4:30 am
Teaser: Anthony Graves plays a pivotal, on-the-ground role:A disturbing glimpse into the shrouded world of the Texas grand jury systemMother of three pressured into changing story, but jailed anywayThe episode provides a rare glimpse into the grand jury system: "Appellate attorneys were so outraged by a 146-page transcript of [Ericka Jean] Dockery's testimony before the 208th Harris County grand jury on April 21,… [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 10:03 am
John Whitmire has filed a bill, SB 135, which would fundamentally alter the grand jury system in Harris and other Texas counties by abolishing the "key man" system and requiring that grand jurors be selected from the regular jury pool. [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 5:09 am
Grand jurors, ordinary citizens whose civic virtue extends as far as facilitating a prosecutor’s job, are hardly skeptical about accusations put before them, but rarely quite as viciously engaged in the inquisitorial role as they were when Erica Jean Dockery testified before the Harris County grand jury in 2003. [read post]
18 Jan 2008, 10:32 am
This is a miscarriage of justice," said Ryan, 63, a Republican who has been foreman on at least four grand juries. [read post]
10 Apr 2013, 5:07 am
Or, if a grand juror has personal, familial or professional relationships with a defendant and the prosecutor doesn't catch it in the vetting process, the media and outside watchdogs could not have any means to make such a connection later if names never become public.Last year, when a "rogue" grand jury took it upon itself to investigate (and ultimately no-bill) alleged improprieties at the Harris County DA's office, observers were able to draw important… [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 5:02 am
At least that's what Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal and Medina's attorney, Terry Yates, would have us believe. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 12:24 pm
A grand jury investigating misconduct at the Harris County District Attorney's Office declined to issue indictments, but put out a stinging public statement critical of the DA's Office's handling of the affair. [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 7:50 pm
Ryan was the foreman of a previous grand jury which returned several indictments of public officials against the wishes of the prosecutor. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 5:55 am
Pettway as the foreman of a phony, shell grand jury that apparently does not exist. [read post]
16 Feb 2008, 8:35 am
Hours after the indictment, Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal dismissed the charges, citing "insufficient evidence. [read post]
1 Nov 2011, 8:28 pm
A grand jury would be needed to hand down such an indictment, and in the ordinary course of things, with Harris County grand juries closely controlled by Harris County prosecutors, a grand jury would never do so. [read post]
19 Aug 2015, 9:37 pm
”The paper tracked down the grand jury foreman. [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 10:10 am
Wrote the columnist:Much has happened since then: a transcript showing a grand jury threatening Brown's alibi witness into changing her story, and news that the foreman of the grand jury was himself a cop - a longtime colleague of the Houston police officer Brown was accused of murdering - set off a debate about how grand jurors are selected in Texas and calls for reform. [read post]
17 Jan 2008, 7:47 am
The grand jury foreman has cried foul. [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 1:50 pm
But it is clear that the work of this Grand Jury has already resulted in some positive changes in the enforcement of DWIs in Harris County, as the HPD B.A.T. vans are being phased out. [read post]
1 May 2010, 3:51 am
Monroe County Tennessee circuit court judges have APPOINTED PETTWAY as the county Grand Jury Foreman for the past 27-years before 54 Grand Juries (TWO GRAND JURIES in each year). [read post]
26 Apr 2020, 6:42 pm
The police officer later served as the foreman on Brown’s grand jury trial. [read post]
26 Apr 2020, 6:42 pm
The police officer later served as the foreman on Brown’s grand jury trial. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 12:14 am
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Foreman: Grand Jury Wants to Make Presentation on Medina Investigation to Incoming Panel
Texas Lawyer
A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, that recently indicted Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife isn't going to let the matter drop, even though the indictments recently were dismissed and a judge ruled the grand jury wasn't properly empaneled and its work… [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 4:33 am
In the criminal justice system, the prosecution has the power of a grand jury and all the resources and investigatory powers of the government. [read post]
