Opinion ID: 1384669
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: issues presented by the grand jury process

Text: 1. General: Validity of the proceedings and results in the Campbell County session. 2. Recording and availability of a record. 3. Discovery and disclosure of grand jury activities and witness testimony. 4. Use of hearsay and incompetent evidence for indictment. 5. Due-process requirements under the Wyoming Constitution. 6. Equal-protection requirements under the Wyoming Constitution. 7. Burden of the cases  where there are so many that it does not really matter how the result was achieved. 8. Prosecutorial misconduct and erroneous advice, including: (a) term of grand jury; (b) interspousal privilege of witnesses; (c) alleged grant of immunity in order to require testimony; and (d) insulation of witness by use of third-party hearsay for indictment. 9. Waiver of misconduct by subsequent jury verdict, United States v. Mechanik, supra, 475 U.S. 66, 106 S.Ct. 938, 89 L.Ed.2d 50. 10. Empaneling jury and engrossment of indictments.