THE GRAND JURY.
The mystery of the number constituting a grand jury was explained by f Mr. Justice Denniston at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, when the foreman asked if any majority could bring in a true brill. > His Honor said that 12 grand jurors must be agreed upon a true bill before it could be brought in, and that number was the minimum. The grand jury, therefore, could consist of as many as 23 or as few as 12.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14225, 23 November 1909, Page 6
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79THE GRAND JURY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14225, 23 November 1909, Page 6
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