In Re: Grand Jury Material Witness Detention, No. 3:03-49-MISC-CR (D.Or.) (271 F.Supp.2d 1266) (April 7, 2003) (Judge Robert E. Jones)
In this brief order, Judge Jones concluded that a grand jury proceeding constitutes a “criminal proceeding” within the meaning of the Material Witness Statute (18 U.S.C. § 3144). Accordingly, he agreed that the Government could detain the witness, Maher Mofeid Hawash, but not indefinitely, and he directed the Government to ...
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