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March 16, 2017
Title: Texas Grand Jury Reform
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 3
Texas Senate Bill 1424 and House Bill 2640 are two bills that need your support! Both effect reform to the Grand Jury system in Texas.
Greg Glod is the Manager of State Initiatives for Right on Crime and Senior Policy Analyst with the Center for Effective Justice at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. Greg says, “These reforms are a common sense approach that will allow prosecutors to continue to do their jobs and protect our neighborhoods from criminals while providing protections to citizens from an overbearing government.”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why does Greg Glod feel so passionately about criminal justice and reform to the Grand Jury system? Listen as Greg shares about the case that changed it all for him.
Would it be helpful to record Grand Jury proceedings?
Terry and Greg discuss a hypothetical situation where video of the proceedings would be very useful. Listen as they explain why it is so important to have Grand Jury reform NOW.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Texas Grand Jury Reform
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do we really need reform protecting the accused?
Terry and Greg Glod continue to discuss what rights you, as the accused, have in
the Grand Jury room – and what rights you should have.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Texas Grand Jury Reform
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does the District Attorney have the right to squelch testimony during Grand Jury
proceedings?
Was the Grand Jury system designed to protect or condemn the accused?
Currently, defendants cannot have their attorney in the Grand Jury room with
them while giving testimony! How absurd! Listen as Greg Glod
explains why this MUST change immediately.
Senator Dawn Buckingham is the author of SB1424 and
Representative Senfronia Thompson authored HB2640. Listen as Greg Glod discusses the
bills in more detail.
Will these bills make the criminal justice system better for all?
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November 16, 2016
Title: Balancing the Scales of Due Process
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 3
It’s Grand Jury picking time again! Who would YOU rather have on YOUR Grand Jury – someone like you or someone like, well, someone else?
Greg Glod is the Manager for State Initiatives for Right on Crime with the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. Listen in as he gives some great information over the next three segments concerning Grand Juries, how the people are chosen, and the new system in Texas.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why did the Founding Fathers include clauses implementing Grand Juries?
How have Grand Juries shifted from their original purpose?
Listen as Greg Glod discusses how a Grand Jury may choose to indict or not indict in a criminal proceeding and the process involved.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Balancing the Scales of Due Process
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Listen in as Greg Glod and host Terry Lowry continue to discuss the David
Deleiden vs. Planned Parenthood case which went awry in Houston last year.
Greg also discusses another case where a witness was telling the truth and later
recanted her story because she had been bullied.
How much money do members of a Grand Jury make? Is the meager amount an issue when selecting Grand Jury members?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Balancing the Scales of Due Process
Topic: Grand Jury
Discussed by Greg Glod
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the new system for selecting Grand Jury members in Texas?
Are Grand Jury members selected the same way regular jury members are selected?
Can a person ask to “not” serve as a Grand Juror?
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