Last month former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva lost his bid to prevent San Joaquin County grand jury transcripts leading to his indictment from being released. Why didn’t he want the documents to be publicly released? Silva’s attorneys argued that publication of the records would harm Silva’s ability to have a fair trial because, in the defense’s eyes, the transcripts are one-sided. Are they one-sided? Absolutely. Despite the fact that, at least in California state court proceedings, prosecutors are required inform the grand jury of any evidence that tends to negate guilt, the truth is the evidence grand juries consider is … Continue reading Tracking the Anthony Silva Investigation: Part II: The Grand Jury Transcripts and the Jury Pool