IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA pu 2s IN RE ) iP \\ MONTGOMERY COUNTY ) ae ) woke S) SPECIAL GRAND JURY ) Ss ; ) 7 TNS. State's Motion to Empanela Special Grand Jury ‘The State of Alabama, by and through the Attorney General, hereby asks this Court to empanel a special grand jury. In support of this request, the State offers the following: 1. The State of Alabama is considering certain matters that will require investigation and submission to a grand jury. 2. The testimony before the proposed grand jury will be extensive 3. A regular grand jury will be inadequate because of its existing case load and because the jurors regularly cycle out of service. 4. Accordingly, the State asks for a special grand jury that will continue indefinitely until this Court specifically orders that it is dissolved. See Wyres v. State, 29 So. 2d 155, 158 (Ala. Ct. App. 1947) (holding that “a grand jury legally impaneled continues its legal existence until dissolved by order of court”); see also Ala. R. Crim. P. 12.2(b) (providing authority to empanel special or additional grand juries having like powers as regular grand juries).In conclusion, the State respectfully asks this Court to empanel a special grand jury as soon as practicable. Respectfully submitted on May 23, 2016, Luther Strange Attorney General Miles M. Hart Deputy Attorney General rt@ago.state.al.IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE ) MONTGOMERY COUNTY ; SPECIAL GRAND JURY ; ) Order on State’s Motion to Empanel a Special Grand Jury ‘This Court has received the State's motion to empanel a special grand jury. It hereby finds that appropriate grounds exist to empanel a special grand jury. See Ala. R. Crim. P. 12.20) (providing authority to empanel special or additional grand juries having like powers as regular grand juries). Furthermore, in accordance with Wryes v, Slate, 29 So. 2d 155, 158 (Ala, Ct. App. 1947), the Court holds that the special grand jury will continue indefinitely until this Court specifically orders that the special grand jury is dissolved. Therefore, the State's motion is GRANTED. ‘The Court hereby ORDERS that a special grand jury be drawn from the jury panel and assembled for orientation on __ Z/A@/7& . 2016 DONE and ORDERED on May 23, 2016 Zaps heen