Grand Jury Investigations
Many times a person waits until they are indicted to hire a lawyer, but did you know that hiring a lawyer prior to indictment could result in you not being indicted at all? In state court, the defense is allowed to present evidence to the grand jury considering a client's case in order to convince the grand jury not to indict the client or only to indict the client on a lesser charge.
Generally, unless the evidence is clear, the attorneys at Broden & Mickelsen will almost always prepare a presentation for the grand jury arguing against an indictment. Often the presentation is accompanied by affidavits from witnesses that the defense had found in a pre-indictment investigation. What is more, often times this works. When clients have come to us prior to being indicted, we have been very successful in convincing the grand jury not to indict our clients or only to indict them on a lesser charge. For example, a client came to us that had been arrested for murder but his case had not yet been presented to the grand jury. As a result of our efforts and the presentation to the grand jury, we convinced the grand jury to only indict the client on the charge of failing to stop to render aid. Ultimately, that client was given probation on the reduced charge (an unlikely result had he been indicted for murder).
If you find out that you are being investigated by the grand jury, please do not wait until you are indicted to consult an attorney. Waiting until you are indicted is not smart. We never charge for consultations and would be happy to meet with you to discuss what can possibly be done to avoid an indictment in the first place. Moreover, a little money spent prior to indictment to hire a lawyer could result in saving a lot more money down the road in the event you are indicted and face a trial
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