- police told him they heard many drug dealers at that time werewearing sweat pants and plaid shirts.Amendment VNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamouscrime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except incases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when inactual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person besubject to the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;nor shall private property be taken for public use without justcompensation.INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY: Kevin Bjornson has been proprietor of Hydro-Tech for nearly a decade and is a leading authority on hydroponictechnology and cultivation. On October 26, 1989, both locations of Hydro-Tech were raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration. National DrugControl Policy Director William Bennett has declared that some indoorlighting and hydroponic equipment is purchased by marijuana growers, soretailers and wholesalers of such equipment are drug profiteers and co-conspirators. Bjornson was not charged with any crime, nor subpoenaed,issued a warrant, or arrested. No illegal substances were found on hispremises. Federal officials were unable to convince grand juries to indictBjornson. By February, they had called scores of witnesses and recalledmany two or three times, but none of the grand juries they convened decidedthere was reason to criminally prosecute Bjornson. In spite of that, as ofMarch, his bank accounts were still frozen and none of the inventories orrecords had been returned. Grand juries refused to indict Bjornson, but thegovernment is still penalizing him.TWICE PUT IN JEOPARDY OF LIFE OR LIMB: Members of the McMartin family inCalifornia have been tried two or three times for child abuse. AnthonyBarnaby was tried for murder ...
