Opinion ID: 604939
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Heading: Admission of Grand Jury Transcript

Text: 20 Hall asserts error by the district court in allowing the jury to review the transcript of the grand jury testimony during its deliberations. Hall's argument rests on the false premise that the grand jury testimony was not entered into evidence during the trial. The record clearly reflects that the transcript was entered into evidence contemporaneously with two other exhibits. (R9--662). Defense counsel objected to the two other exhibits but not to the grand jury transcript. Since Hall was charged with making false declarations before the grand jury, the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings were directly relevant to the government's case. Where transcripts of grand jury testimony are offered to support a charge of perjury, the transcripts constitute substantive evidence of the charge and may be reviewed by the jury during its deliberations. The district court properly allowed the transcript to be considered by the jury during deliberations.