Opinion ID: 1828577
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Heading: Grand Jury Records Discovery

Text: In People v Bellanca, 386 Mich 708, 715-716 (1972), a majority of this Court held that: [A] person accused of a crime by any grand jury has the right to a transcript of his testimony and such parts of the record, including the testimony of other witnesses before the grand jury touching on the issue of his guilt or innocence of the crime charged. To obtain it he must petition the circuit court of the county wherein the grand jury was impaneled therefor. In order to implement the procedure for obtaining custody of the material requested, we are today publishing a court rule.    The Bench and Bar are hereby advised that the provisions of MCLA 767.19g; MSA 28.959(7) are hereby superceded (See Perin v Peuler [on rehearing], 373 Mich 531, 541 [1964]). The decision in Bellanca and the adoption of GCR 1963, 787, Discovery of Grand Jury Proceedings, cover the issues with regard to discovery of grand jury testimony and the validity of § 19g of 1970 PA 9 raised in these cases.