Section 4.19 Notes and Records of the Grand Jurors

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D. (§4.19) Notes and Records of the Grand Jurors

In State v. Ringo, 30 S.W.3d 811, 820 (Mo. banc 2000), the Supreme Court of Missouri ruled that there is no constitutional or legal requirement that grand jury proceedings be recorded.

Transcripts or minutes of the grand jury cannot be disclosed. State ex rel. Clagett v. James, 327 S.W.2d 278 (Mo. banc 1959). Subject to any protective orders the court may make (Rule 25.11), those portions of any existing transcript of grand jury proceedings that relate to the offense with which the defendant is charged and that contain testimony of the defendant or the testimony of those persons whom the state intends to call as witnesses are...