Show grand jury issue added to ball ballot ot A side issue in the november 2 elections will be a vote on the proposed amendment to the constitution ution of utah relative to the calling up of a grand jury under the present law a grand jury has no regu loar time to assemble but is called up whenever a district judge feels that the p public u alic welfare demands its action lf if the amendment is passed the grand jury will convene at regular predetermined sessions proponents of the amendment feel that under the existing law a grand jury is summoned sum too late to take preventive action on crime crime and is able to serve in a punitive function only this they feel is is like closing the barn door after after old dobbin has already de camped campeol passa passage e of the amendment will enable the grand jury to investigate crime in the bud and prevent it from ever flowering is the contention opponents of the amendment see little need of frequent sessions of the grand jury and point to the expense involved in regular sessions |