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Federal Grand Jury Practice Manual

NCJ Number
94172
Date Published
1983
Length
405 pages
Annotation
While this manual is not a statement of policy of the Criminal or Tax Divisions of the Department of Justice, it is intended as a sourcebook of procedures and discussion of some of the issues partaining to Federal grand jury practice.
Abstract

The major sections of this work pertain to the mechanics of the grand jury, the secrecy of grand jury proceedings, evidence presented to the grand jury, witnesses, subpoena power, privileges, conflicts of interest/multiple representation, motions, grand jury abuse issues, special procedures for criminal tax grand juries, the civil use of grand jury matters, and immunity procedures and considerations.