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Defending their homes.(Exercising the right: "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.")
On February 12, a grand jury in Prince George's County, Maryland, declined to indict two Free State homeowners who had recently used firearms in self-defense.
At about 9 a.m. on January 21, Marcos Miranda, 24, broke a window in the garage next to the home of Ronald Holmes, 63, in Adelphi. Miranda apparently intended to burglarize the home by entering via the garage, but was unable to gain entry to the residence that way. Undeterred, he pushed an aluminum ladder through the broken window, then propped it against a side of the house near a second-floor window. He began climbing, but before he could reach the window Mr. Holmes, armed with a handgun, came out and fatally shot him.
The other incident occurred at about 10:30 ...
- Grand Jury
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice ISRAEL, JEROLD H. January 1, 2002 700+ words
GRAND JURY History of the grand jury The English origin of the grand jury commonly is traced to the Assize of Clarendon, issued by Henry II in 1166. The Assize required that criminal accusations thereafter be "presented" by juries composed of...
- New grand jury called for West Palm review: Mayor criticized report that found...
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) February 9, 2007 700+ words
...WEST PALM BEACH -- Complaints about a grand jury's final report on "pay-to-play...Krischer on Thursday to designate a second grand jury to revisit the investigation. Last Friday, the first grand jury released a 12-page report that found...
- The grand jury legal advisor: resurrecting the grand jury's shield.
- Magazine article from: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Hoffmeister, Thaddeus June 22, 2008 700+ words
...American criminal legal system, the model grand jury is one that exercises independent judgment...commonly referred to as the "sword," the grand jury uncovers wrongdoing and criminal misconduct...First, most observers are barred from grand jury sessions, which are shrouded in ...
- COURT: GRAND JURY SHOULD NOT INDICT THOSE WHO ARE PARDONED.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) May 19, 2006 700+ words
...Associated Press FRANKFORT -- A special grand jury investigating the hiring practices of...in the court's 4-2 opinion. The grand jury indicted Fletcher last week on misdemeanor...that would more affect the duties of a grand jury, or would more assist it in the conduct...
- GRAND JURY REFORM.(Main)(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) March 15, 1990 700+ words
...campaign has been renewed to scrap New York's grand jury system. The grand jury, an English invention brought to this country...now. But England itself has long abandoned the grand jury proceeding and America should, too. Defenders...
- Grand jury finds California county needs to improve borrowing policy....
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Walters, Dennis July 9, 1991 700+ words
LOS ANGELES--A grand jury in Stanislaus County, Calif., said...oversight for bond issuance. The grand jury on June 27 released its third report...1980s. In the latest report, the grand jury concluded that "large sums of money...
- MERIT GRAND JURY DISPUTE IN APPEALS COURT.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) December 1, 2005 700+ words
...dispute over a Franklin County special grand jury's future to the Kentucky Court of Appeals...court intervention to limit the special grand jury's work, including prohibiting it from...report of its findings. The special grand jury is investigating the Fletcher administration...
- The grand jury and health care crimes: what every physician executive needs to...
- Magazine article from: Physician Executive Spevak, Christopher January 1, 2006 700+ words
...as well as the government's use of the grand jury, continue to increase. The grand jury serves the dual function as both a sword and...executives understand the workings of the grand jury, as the criminalization of health care malfeasance...
Source: HighBeam Research, Defending their homes.(Exercising the right: "... the right of the...