THE GRAND JURY.
— i — ; ""*■■ The judicial institution known as the Grand Jury) which, m reality is a solemn farce entailing an entirely unnecessary demand upon the services of a large number of people, will m the course of time be swept away with other .useless though time-honoured appur* .tenants of our Supreme Court. Ir this connection we may cite the following from the Auckland Star, when commenting on Judge Gillies' remarks jto the Grand Jury m the PriestlyUanoilton case : — " If the Police Court iD<jairy fa ftpfc BUsciens (o determine
whether or not there is a jm'ma facie case to go upon, certainly the humed deliberation of a Grand Jury is much less so ; and if th« duty of the Grand Jury is to consist of an absolute trial of the guilt or innocence of the prisoner, then the subsequent proceedings are so much empty for mality, and an.unnecessary drawing out of sensation for the public and of torture for the accused. The plain fact is tbe Grand Jury stands condemned, and the definition of its duties given by Mr Justice Gillies will aid the advocates of its abolition. If it means anything at all, it means that a body of novices are sent to review and correct the; work of experts — a method which m contrary to all reason."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 53, 26 January 1883, Page 2
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219THE GRAND JURY. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 53, 26 January 1883, Page 2
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