THE NEED FOR GRAND JURIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4733, 4 December 1917, Page 5

THE NEED FOR GRAND JURIES.

MR JUSTICE EDWARDS’ REMARKS.

SAFEGUARDING THE PLBLIC “Gentlemen, some restless spirits for sake of change want to change things,’’ said Mr Justice Edwards in the Supreme Court at AA anganm, when he thanked the-Grandi Jury for their services. Continuing, His Honor said the existence of a, Grand July meant that the case of everyone who came before the Court was fiist- inquired into by an independent body PI fri woidd^ 0 be Unfortunate if Grand Juries were abolished, proceeded His Honor, as then any per sod could he put on trial for any ie y Crown” tificatc of a paid officer of the Lrovui, whose tenure of office would be at the mercy of the Government then in Office Is far as His Honor was aware no Government had attempted to interfere with the course of justice in this country, and he sraeeielybelieved that to be. a fact Butin troublous times like these the state Of affairs ™g>rtl a man Jury would not be asxeu i , should he put on trial or not. Gih 1 Juries were a safeguarc j nr _ iAnother feature or Diana p" jf's’ P fU afid on even aS Magriiater e S f - Here the Grand Jury has an oppor tunity to save a man a gieat deal^o quoted a case in print which occurred said lie was sure Grand Jurymen- would no begrudge a few hours spent on Avhat St appear to them an unnecessaiy duty. It must he remembered that in ? the institution of Grand Jmies rested the bulwark between the cn - inal and the weie sate guarding the liberties of the pupne.