PA: SW papers issued by GJ retain secrecy and aren’t open

The search warrant issued by a state grand jury are still entitled to grand jury secrecy, compared to other judicial records. The court followed In re Gwinnett Cty. Grand Jury, 284 Ga. 510, 668 S.E.2d 682 (2008). In re 2014 Allegheny Cty. Investigating Grand Jury Appeal of WPXI, 2018 PA Super 56, 2018 Pa. Super. LEXIS 220 (Mar. 14, 2018).

The CI and the officer testified before the state judge issuing the search warrant. Defendant has a heavy burden in overcoming the presumption that the search warrant was issued with probable cause, and he doesn’t. Moreover, the good faith exception applied. United States v. Clark, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41294 (W.D. N.Y. Feb. 1, 2018),* adopted 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41010 (W.D. N.Y. Mar. 13, 2018).*