OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A veteran prosecutor and Nebraska state senator want the veil of secrecy lifted from grand jury investigations into police shootings.
Sen. Ernie Chambers says he'll work with Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine on legislation that would open the jury hearings to the public. Chambers says he believes the grand juries merely serve as rubber-stamps for police by not holding officers accountable.
Kleine thinks the grand jury system works and that the public would appreciate it if people were allowed to view the process.
Kleine told the Omaha World-Herald (http://bit.ly/1TE7kLU ) that he can't remember a time that any grand jury proceeding needed to be conducted in secret, other than the actual jury deliberations.
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