State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman last week joined the debate over how to handle grand-jury proceedings when a police officer is accused of killing a civilian, proposing that judges take a greater role in the process, with the latitude to question witnesses and decide whether additional ones should be called, as well as giving instructions on the law to the jurors.
He joined Governor Cuomo and State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in addressing the issue, which has percolated since a Staten Island grand jury declined nearly three months ago to indict Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner last July.
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