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Committee hears bill to repeal Michigan’s one-person grand jury procedure
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Representative Meerman and supporters told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 4434 would repeal Michigan’s one-person grand jury, arguing it concentrates charging power in a single judge and conflicts with due-process principles affirmed by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2022.
LANSING — The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday heard testimony on House Bill 4434, sponsored by Rep. Meerman, which would eliminate Michigan’s one-person grand jury procedure and align state practice with recent Michigan Supreme Court precedent.
Meerman told the committee the one-person grand jury places the responsibility to find probable cause in a single judge rather than a citizen panel. “A 1 man grand jury differs from traditional grand juries in its makeup,” Meerman said in testimony. He argued the practice concentrates investigative and charging power in one…
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