Printable Format60-435. Communication to grand jury. A witness has a privilege to refuse to disclose a communication made to a grand jury by a complainant or witness, and evidence thereof is inadmissible, unless the judge finds (a) the matter which the communication concerned was not within the function of the grand jury to investigate, or (b) the grand jury has finished its investigation, if any, of the matter, and its finding, if any, has lawfully been made public by filing it in court or otherwise, or (c) disclosure should be made in the interests of justice.
History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-435; January 1, 1964.
Cross References to Related Sections:
Grand juries, see chapter 22, article 30.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Failure to make specific finding as to admissibility of grand jury testimony; no timely objection; conviction of theft upheld. State v. Rogers, 217 Kan. 462, 467, 537 P.2d 222.