merbex
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:06 PM
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When a person is called to testify before a Grand Jury - are they |
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allowed to be accompanied by their lawyer?
Silly question but someone once told me that no one is allowed to go in except the person the GJ wants to question
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spuddonna
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:07 PM
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1. If * gets called before the GJ,will he be allowed to hold Dick's hand? n/t |
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:08 PM
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2. Their attorney has to stay outside the room |
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Not allowed in room where testimony is being given.
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Gidney N Cloyd
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:12 PM
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4. But the person testifying can under some circumstances step out... |
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...to talk to the lawyer, isn't that right?
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:08 PM
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3. I think that's right--they go in alone. They're only testifying, not being |
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charged with something so that they would need representation in the room.
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tx_dem41
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:14 PM
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5. Not a silly question.... |
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I'm pretty certain (as others have said on the thread) that the attorney has to stay outside of the room during the testimony. I'm not certain at all if any consultation is allowed in the way of taking a break.
Any DU lawyers out there that can shed some light?
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CBGLuthier
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:18 PM
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No lawyers in the room.
You can break to talk to them.
Once you answer any question you may no longer invoke your rights under the 5th amendment.
So my advice to any one called before a grand jury who has anything at all in their lives that could be of concern is to 100% refuse to answer any and all questions until you get immunity. A prosecutor with a grand jury is a very powerful force not to be taken lightly.
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Geoff R. Casavant
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Thu Oct-06-05 03:32 PM
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7. Been a long time since my white collar crime class |
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Pretty much everyone here has nailed the major points. I seem to recall as well that a lot of constitutional protections an accused would have at trial do not apply in a GJ context. There may be limits on a person's ability to invoke 5th amendment protections, for instance.
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