| In December of 1946, a grand jury was convened to decide formally whether to charge the suspects and try them. |
| The defendant at the bar stands indicted by the grand jury of this county with the crime of murder in the first degree. |
| This has rendered virtually unenforceable the few remaining rules intended to further grand jury independence. |
| Investigators called three people before a fact-finding grand jury two weeks ago. |
| And I'm not just referring to his series of ridiculous, ad-lib whoppers to the grand jury. |
| Current grand jury secrecy rules apply only to jurors, prosecutors and courtroom staff. |
