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11 Fed. Juror 1 (1940)

handle is hein.journals/fjbfgj11 and id is 1 raw text is: -... - -~ __________ \ ' I ?/ I'' i '- : - Publication of -ne Federa; Grana Jury Assc -e, District of New York THE ASSOCIATION CARRIES ON ITS WORK AS ITS MEMBERSHIP INCREASES During the past year, the Federal Grand Jury Association has carried on its work amidst a great increase of activities. No less than twenty-eight separate grand juries have been im- panelled during 1939. This means that more than 60o grand jurors were selected who were interested in being informed of their powers and duties in the administration of justice. The Association made available its facili- ties and information to all new grand jurors who desired guidance. This increased service rendered by the Association has been reflected in the largest increase in membership since the first two years of the Asso- ciation's existence. lUp to the time of publication, there were 112 new mem- bers that had been added to the rolls and received into the Association during the year 1939. On some juries, there were more than one half who were members of the Association, which is a remarkably high percentage when it is considered that grand jury service is not of a permanent nature. Of course, due to the confidential nature of the work being done, it is not possible to divulge all the activi- ties carried on by the Association dur- ing the past year. WELCOME MR. CAHILL «e take the ppirtunit of wxel- coming as 1 nited Statc Attorney for the Southern District of New iork, the Honorable john T. Cahill, who was appointed since the publication of our last issue. We wish Mr. Cahill during 1940 a continuation of the success that he has had in the prosecu- tion of important cases in the past several months. ANNUAL MEETING Of the Federal Grand .111rV Association will be held 1ihurs- day. January 18th, 1940. at 4:00 P.L., in Courtroom 619 of the United States Court House. Foley Square, New York City. Among the prominent speakers who will address the meeting will be Colonel William J. Donovan. All Federal Grand Jurors are urged to attend this meeting. JANUARY 18, 1940 THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF THE SECRECY ATTENDING GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS When federal grand jurors are se- lected they are sworn to keep secret the counsel of the United States, your fellows and your own. However, the scope and extent of this oath of se- crecv is not ordinarily understood nor is it clear under what circumstances the information obtained in the grand jury room may be revealed. There is no Federal statute (as in the State of New York) specifying the circumstances under which it is proper for a grand juror to reveal the evidence that he has heard in the grand jury room. the deliberations of his fellow grand jurors or their votes. Some federal courts have interpreted the grand jurors' oath literally and have held that it is not limited by time or circumstances and is a lasting obligation, binding upon all who have served as grand jurors. t nder this interpretation neither the indictment, the arrest of the accused nor the ex- piration of the jury term can operate (Continued on page 2) PRESENT-DAY TASKS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT by JOHN EDGAR HOOVER Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Written specially for THE FEDERAL JUROR). Europe today is engaged in bitter armed conflict, the people of Europe are torn with strife undergoing all the grief, hardship and suffering that ac- company war. Americans should be grateful that we are a Nation that loves peace and hates war, a Nation which has proclaimed its neutrality in a vorld torn with strife. In peace time, law enforcement in America is faced vith the difficult task of conquering the frontiers of criminality infested by the roving bri- gand, bandit and racketeer. Now that war has once more reared its ugly head, threatening not only Europe but Civilization itself. American law en- forcement must gird itself to exter- minate another evil. namely those forces alien to American peace and democracy which are seeking to bur- rowv deep into our social order. Their objectives are threefold: First, to aid their nations in the ex- change of information of vital im- portance. Secondly, to so organize their forces as to misrepresent facts to the American public, thus insidi- ously undermining American law and order. Thirdly. to sabotage American neutrality. They creep behind the very banner of American democracy for protection. Freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of re- (Continued on page 2) January, 1940 Vol. XI, No. I

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