Word: laws
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...strict construction, the law should be concerned with the simple questions: Was Kennedy driving while drunk? Did he drive recklessly? Why did he not report the accident immediately? Dinis can be expected to ask some of the broader questions that devil the public...
...explanation of the accident, an inquest may provide a few answers, particularly since the judge wants Kennedy himself to appear. Boyle has agreed to let lawyers for the witnesses into the courtroom to advise their clients when they take the stand, but he points out that Massachusetts law does not require him to do even that. Still, a question arises as to the fairness of the inquest. Some lawyers across the U.S. believe that there might be better ways to get at the facts...
...extrajudicial ends," says Victor Earle of New York City, one of the lawyers who argued the historic Miranda case before the Supreme Court. He was referring in part to the generally held view that Dinis' intention may be to enhance his own political career. Abraham Goldstein, professor of law at Yale, is among those who believe that Dinis should have brought the case before a grand jury, which would have conducted its hearings in secret. "The whole investigative process could be pursued more reasonably with a grand jury." says Goldstein. Professor Herbert Packer of Stanford's law school...
...examine witnesses. Thus, the inquest testimony can range widely, and counsel is forbidden to challenge any allegations that are made, no matter how farfetched. Kennedy's lawyers claim, however, that a recent Supreme Court decision gives them this prerogative in any hearing aimed at "exposing violations of criminal law by specific individuals...
...conducts a grand jury. The secrecy of a grand jury, however, might better protect the interests of those called to testify in a case that, like Kennedy's, attracts wide public interest. Judge Boyle has decided to open the inquest to newsmen, which is his choice under Massachusetts law...