18 U.S.C. § 3332

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(a) It shall be the duty of each such grand jury impaneled within any judicial district to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the United States alleged to have been committed within that district. Such alleged offenses may be brought to the attention of the grand jury by the court or by any attorney appearing on behalf of the United States for the presentation of evidence. Any such attorney receiving information concerning such an alleged offense from any other person shall, if requested by such other person, inform the grand jury of such alleged offense, the identity of such other person, and such attorney’s action or recommendation.(b) Whenever the district court determines that the volume of business of the special grand jury exceeds the capacity of the grand jury to discharge its obligations, the district court may order an additional special grand jury for that district to be impaneled.(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 924.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The criminal laws of the United States, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified generally to this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 62 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: In Re Grand Jury Application, 617 F. Supp. 199 (S.D.N.Y. 1985).
In Re Grand Jury Application, 617 F. Supp. 199 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). · cites it 10× “1 They base their *201 complaint and motion on 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a), which states: It shall be the duty of each such grand jury impaneled within any judicial district [special grand juries impanelled pursuant to 18 U.”
Sargeant, Donald B. v. Dixon, Harry, 130 F.3d 1067 (D.C. Cir. 1997). · cites it 3× “18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a). Convicted felons Joe Mohwish, whose appeals have been heard and largely rejected by the Supreme Court, see Mohwish v.”
Nelson Morales v. U.S. Dist. Court for the S. Dist. of Florida, 580 F. App'x 881 (11th Cir. 2014). · cites it 4× “The Claim Under 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a) Morales’s mandamus action is based on 18 U.”
Zaleski v. Burns, 606 F.3d 51 (2d Cir. 2010). · cites it 3× “Zaleski, a felon convicted in Connecticut federal district court, requests that his allegations — that there is a conspiracy to deny criminal defendants their constitutional rights — be presented to a grand jury pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a); and asserts related claims under…”
Lawyers' Comm. v. Garland, 43 F.4th 276 (2d Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “On April 10, 2018, the Lawyers’ Committee delivered to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York a “Petition [t]o Report Federal Crimes Concerning 9/11 [t]o Special Grand Jury or in the Alternative to Grand Jury Pursuant to the United States…”
United States v. Prado, 933 F.3d 121 (2d Cir. 2019). “, 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a) ("It shall be the duty of each such grand jury impaneled within any judicial district to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the United States alleged to have been committed within that district.”
United States v. George Lawson, 507 F.2d 433 (7th Cir. 1974). · cites it 2× “While it may be, as Lawson contends, that the special grand jury in Korman was in fact the second special grand jury impaneled in the district and therefore clearly permissible by the terms of 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (b), and assuming that the defendant here has requisite standing for…”
United States v. Hon. Judge Almeric L. Christian, 660 F.2d 892 (3rd Cir. 1981). “These grand juries have the duty “to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the United States,” 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (1976), and are authorized to submit a report: (1) concerning noncriminal misconduct, malfeasance, or misfeasance in office in *910 volving organized…”
United States v. Dennis Roy Choate, 576 F.2d 165 (9th Cir. 1978). “§ 7201 and 18 U.S.C. § 3332 , and the appeal of the order granting the motion to dismiss was taken pursuant to 18 U.”
In Re Subpoenas to Local 478, Int'l Union of Operating Engineers & Benefit Funds, 708 F.2d 65 (2d Cir. 1983). · cites it 2× “In short, we would be reluctant to impede an ongoing Special Grand Jury investigation not only because of the grand jury’s historic independence, but also because Congress has enacted a multifaceted statute in which the investigative grand jury is an essential component tasked…”
United States v. Thomas J. Koliboski, 732 F.2d 1328 (7th Cir. 1984). “” 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (1970). The legislative history confirms the breadth of the general mandate bestowed by this section.”
Simpson v. Reno, 902 F. Supp. 254 (D.D.C. 1995). · cites it 5× “FACTS Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3332 (a), Plaintiffs assert that they have the right to have a special grand jury impaneled so that they may appear before it and present evidence of alleged criminal conduct.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 3332(b) — 1 case
Korman v. United States, 486 F.2d 926 (7th Cir. 1973).
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