Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-22
GRAND JURORS
Judge 3aker's Charge to the Teri
torlal Grand Jury
NOW DO YOUR DUTY.


charge tc tr, Jurors:
Gentlemen OF the Grand Jury. You
have been duly selected. cmpanclcd
and sworn tn as grand jurors for the
present tDIM ol the district court. 1t
is incumbent upon the court to instruct
you generally what the law u.s. and
your duties uuiCr the law: and where
the instructions are not particular and
exhaustive. you can apply to the dis
trict attorney or the court at any time
ior iWthO Instructions. or as 20 what
the law ls ca any particular matter.
In the main. il rs the duty OF YOU as
a body to inquire into all violations Of
the law that have been committed
Within tins county. or that may be
pros, cuiDd 800 this county irrespective
OF persons Your foreman is .mp0W-
cred tu atuI uIs,pr Oatus 20 the several
Witnesses That 81 IN appear before you.
II is expected of the grand jury that
You viii Doc controlled 10y the evidence
+ only that SIS produced before your body
/ Tho general rules 0I evidence viii GOV
cru you I'm determining whether or
NOT an Indictment should Doe presented
J ioI viii consider none hut legal evil
Joure aud th, best evidence and the
/ best evidence in degree when YOU are
. "a
sentiment shall bo made You may con-
slider hDaany or secondary evidence.
/ for the purpose only of assisting you in
Iasr,uaIuing or running down proper
/ persons whore legal evidence may be
/ Iaua ascctained or found: but in all
your deliberations Won viii allow no
/ soCOud... Or hearEaV evidence to
1 ..eiah with Won one purticlc
! II .a tas duty of the grand Jury TO
pres. ivdi.tUtputa against any and
Ian persons when AN the evidence taken
/ tOrcthcr .s such as in the Judgment of
| the several members of tho grand fury
| would warrant q conviction before a
| trial Jury beyond reasonable doubt
! q any of Your number know of any
| violations OF law. or have reason 70 be.
! new, taat there has been any ofcnsc
%, the law. il is Your duty To bring the
/ matter To the attention OF the grand
Im.. lu other words. il is the duty OF
| the Grand mIv 10 Investigate and care
cii,r conrid,. any charge OF violation
Cf the law rom whatever source it
NAV come
You must be very careful not To al.
! low your prejudice or inclinatlons TO
swcrve you cor or against tne return.
ing of an indictment. You should he
equally as cautious not to allow your
personal nclinations or desires to pre-.
vent YOU from returning bill
You will allow no one TO remain in
| your room during your consideration
and deliberations upon any subject
| calling for an official act from your
body. After thorough and full con
sidoratiou o., all legal evidence before
YOU. as 10 whether or not a true bin
should hc found against any person or
persons. IL !s Your duty then to vote
upon the question. and II twelve or
more OF your members are of the con.
sCientious 1uiuiOn that a hln of indiCt.
l.ment should be presented, you will
then request the district attorney u
prepare an indictment upon the back
of which will be the words. "A True
Bill which must be signed by your
foreman
The FIRST matters for your considera
ton will he To consider whether or not
the parties now in custody, having
been hound over from magistrates OF
justices OF the peace. should be pre-
scented by bin of Indictment or dis
charged. If twelve or more of youi
number find bill against these per
sons. tnen a true hill should he pro
scented: II less than twelve of your
number only think a bill should be pre-
scented. then the parties should be dis
charged: and you will so report youi
findings in these matters.
You will next consider any and al
charges against persons who have beer
bound over to the district court and
are now upon bond. awaiting the ac
ton of your body
II will be your duty to inquire Of any
wiiul and corrupt misconduct in Office
of any of the public officers OF III,
county.
For use of the grand jury OF of any
member YOU will have free access tc
Ian public RECORDS IT the county. Among
other things. IL viii he your duty to in
quir, into whether or not the jails oil
the county are properly kept
. The law requires as well as the good
service of the grand jury, that all your
doings be kept absolutely secret; not
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