Show states unique one man probes n nemize results LANSING MICH unique one man grind grand jury system is developing into a sizable government activity with seven inquiries now in P progress in six counties and more than in state and lo 10 cal funds earmarked to pay the bills targets of 0 the jurors range from gambling bribery and liquor control to labor and local courts an estimated 2800 witnesses have testified before the inquisitors Inqui As an aftermath of the investigations nearly citizens citizen 3 have been indicted the list including legislators state and local police officials labor lenders leaders bankers industrialists and gamblers the michigan system of one man grand juries dates back to the detroit police court procedure of the the statute astute providing for the system which was not written until 1017 1917 enables a justice of the pence peace police judge or judge of a court of record to net act as a grand juror whenever upon filing of a complaint by a citizen or he has cause to suspect that a crime has been committed within his jurisdiction provision Is made for witnesses who may be puni punished shea for contempt of court legality of the one man probe has been upheld several times by the michigan supreme court most recently in 1945 ls 15 |