Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

f'Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 1.36 Selected characteristics of grand jll ~ ies, by jllrisdictlon, 1980--ContinuedJurisdictionillinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMlchigclnMississippiMissouriMontonaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireSelection processRandom selection from theregistered voter list,followed by questioning aboutthe time InvolvedRandom selection from votersregistration list supplementedwith other lists such asutility customers, propertytaxpayers, State Income taxpayers and othersRandom selection from lists ofregl stered Yoters, taxassessment lists, motorvehicle operators, licenseslists, and othersRandom selection from the lI~tof registered voters and/ol'census listRandom selection frorn voterregistration lists ondcurrent property tax rollsDiscretion, exercised bycitizen jury commissionRandom selection from voterregistration lists followedby questioning by 0 judge andthe district attorneyRandom selection from yoterregistration lists screenedto see who can spare the timeRandom selection: 35 names aredrawn from the trial jurylist, which Is assembled bydiscretion; then a judgeselects 23 personsRandom selection from the listof registered votersRondom selection from the listof registered voters (separatelist mointained)Random selection from voterregistration listsRandomly selected names arescreened carefully by thejudges who make the finalselectionRandom selecoian from tax rollsRandom selection of 40 namesfrom the list of actllal orregistered voters, and fromthat list of 40, 16 are pickedby the judge and jllrycommissionerRandom selection, then screenedas to willingness to serveRandom selection from the trialjury list, which is assembledby the discretion of townofficialsSize23 (20 onsupplementalpanel)6715121213 to 232323Number ofgrand jurorsneeded toIndict125512912121213 to 17 9(also I-person(j udge) grandjuries)16 to 23 1615 to 2012II16172312910121212Scope ofactivitiesCriminal indictments andinvestigations of officialmisconductMajor felony casesCriminal Indictments,investigations of prisons,conduct of public officials,highwaysAll public offensesCriminal IndictmentsIs a grand jury indictmentessential for all felonyprosecutions (unlesswaived by the accused)?Criminal IndictmentsYes (but only for capitaloffenses)Criminal Indictments. In Yes (except where a statutoryCumberland County (Portland) exception Is created)the grand jury serves for Iyear and meets for 5-10 days3 times a yearCriminal Indictments and NoInspects government agencies.It meets every day for 4monthsCriminal IndictmentsYesCriminal Indictments(infrequently) andInvestigationsCriminal Indictments,investigations of prisons andpublic officialsCriminal indictmentsand Investigations of localgovernmental affairsCriminal indictments,investigations, Inspections,inquiries Into governmentalfiscal mattersCriminal indictments,investigations, publicofficials, prisonsCriminal indictments,county JailCriminal Indictments andInvestigations of localgovernmental affairsCriminal Indictments andinvestigations of subversiveactivities. Meets about 4days every 2-3 monthsYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoYes1j'\'I,I,II[:rI',11Ii[,Characteristics of the Criminal Justice SystemsTable 1.36 Selected characteristics of grand juries, by jurisdiction, 1980--ContlnuedJurisdiction Selection process SizeNew Jersey Random selection from the list 23of registered voters. Statuteauthorizes statewide grandJuriesNew Mexico Random selection from the voter 12registration list followed byquestioning by a judgeNew York Specially selected from persons 16 to 23who have been qualified astrial jurors ar.d who passa pallce InvestigationNorth Carolina Random selection from 'Voterregistrations, tax rolls, and12 to 18other sources deemed to bereliableNorth Dakota Random selection from lists of 8 to IIactual voters, holders ofdriver's licenses, IItllltycustomers, and propertytaxpayersellio Random selection from theregistered voter list9followed by questioningOklahoma Varies by county 12Oregon Random selection from list 7of registered votersPennsylvania Selected from voterregistration lists, andsometimes interviewed byjur}' clerk and jury mastersRhode Island Random selection from voterregistration list followed byan Interview. Statewide grandjuries are authorizedSouth Carolioo Discretion, exercised by ajury commission composed ofcivil sen antsSouth Dakota Random selection from the listof registered votersTemasseeTexasUtahRandom selection from the trialjury lists, which are compiledby jury commissioners withoutguidelines. The same personmoy serve as foreperson forseveral Y:larsDiscretion exercised by citizenjury commissioners, appointedby a judgeRandom selection fiOffi theofficial register of votersand other lists proscribedby the Utah Supreme Court15 to 2313 to 23186 to 813127N.xnbE'f ofgrand jurorsneeded toIndictScopeactivities12 Criminal Indictments,investigations8 Criminal indictments,investigations. In BernalilloCounty (Albuquerque) grandjuries rTl