A state appeals court has approved use of law-student interns to present grand jury indictments so long as prosecutors supervise them and comply with a court rule governing their appearance.
In a precedential opinion, the Appellate Division on Tuesday held that a law student who is part of an approved clinical education program and acts under the supervision of the prosecutor “does not subvert the constitutional role of the grand jury as a buffer between citizens and the State by determining in the first instance whether there is a basis to subject an accused to trial.”
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