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Committee hears bill to eliminate Michigans one-person grand jury amid due-process concerns
Summary
Representative Meerman told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 4,434 would repeal Michigans one-person grand jury, arguing the procedure concentrates investigative and charging power in a single judge and contradicts Michigan Supreme Court precedent (People v. Peeler); the Christian Coalition testified in support. No vote was taken.
Representative Meerman presented House Bill 4,434 to the House Judiciary Committee, saying the measure would repeal Michigans one-person grand jury procedure and bring statute in line with the Michigan Supreme Courts recent rulings.
Meerman told the committee that a one-person grand jury places charging authority and investigative power in the hands of a single judge and that the process is conducted in secrecy, which he said undermines due…
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