The grand jury’s main purpose is to screen cases and decide which ones to indict. Some people believe that the system is fine the way it is, others believe that it needs to change. Thomas P. Sullivan and Robert D. Nachman argue that the system works as a screening process, Andrew D. Leipold argues otherwise. Both sides state some common facts, while most of the argument is different from one another.
Both Sullivan and Nachman’s argument and Leipold’s argument state that the grand jury is used to screen possible indictments. Both articles also talk of reforms to the system, although Leipold only briefly mentions this; and both mention the fact that defendants are not allowed at their own grand jury hearing and how the prosecution does not have
Both Sullivan and Nachman’s argument and Leipold’s argument state that the grand jury is used to screen possible indictments. Both articles also talk of reforms to the system, although Leipold only briefly mentions this; and both mention the fact that defendants are not allowed at their own grand jury hearing and how the prosecution does not have