2 Md. App. 134 - Watson v. Warden’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. ““No Attorney, other than the State’s Attorney, his assistants, or someone appointed in their stead is permitted to attend the proceedings before the grand jury. Coblentz v. State, supra, at page 564. The appearance of any person before the grand jury attempting to influence the jury is not permissible. Brack v. Wells, 184 Md. 86, 95 . It has been held that one who is being investigated by the grand jury has no right, constitutional or otherwise, to appear before that body. Duke v. United States, 90 F. 2d 840 (4th Cir. 1937) cert. denied 302 U. S. 685 , rehearing denied 302 U. S. 775 , (cited as authority in Brack v. Wells, supra) ; United States v. Thompson, 144 F. 2d 604 (2nd Cir. 1944) opinions by L. Hand; J. cert. denied 323 U. S. 790 . In Hitzelberger v. State, 173 Md. 435 it was held that one under investigation who attempts to influence a member of a grand jury to present certain evidence in favor of that person may be held in contempt. It has also been held that one who merely solicits the grand jury to allow him to testify in his own defense may be held in contempt. Commonwealth v. McNary, 246 Mass. 46 , 140 N. E. 255 , 256 (cited with approval of Hitzelberger v. State, supra.)””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 3 Md. App. 588 - Chesley v. State