State v. Mangrum
Annotate this CaseA grand jury returned an indictment charging Defendant with especially aggravated burglary, especially aggravated kidnapping, first degree premeditated murder, and first degree felony murder. That same day, the grand jury returned a superseding indictment re-charging Defendant and her husband with the same offenses but adding a charge of criminal conspiracy as to each. After Defendant's step-daughter testified before the grand jury, a second superseding indictment was issued charging all offenses in the first indictment and adding a charge of accessory after the fact against Defendant's husband. After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of aggravated burglary, especially aggravated kidnapping, attempted first degree premeditated murder, and first degree felony murder. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court should have dismissed the charges because of prosecutorial abuse of the grand jury process. The court of criminal appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant failed to demonstrate that the prosecutor acted improperly by compelling the testimony of Defendant's step-daughter in the grand jury proceeding, and the trial court properly denied Defendant's motions alleging prosecutorial abuse of the grand jury process.
Court Description: Authoring Judge: Chief Justice Gary R. Wade
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