Alaska Supreme Court Order (SCO) #1993 (effective Dec. 1, 2022) just rewrote Criminal Rule 6 and 6.1 to unconstitutionally suspend the right of Grand Juries to investigate and indict corrupt public officials.
This was done immediately after the Kenai Grand Jury subpoenaed Alaska’s only judge investigator for the last 33 years, Marla Greenstein. Evidence indicates Ms. Greenstein (who has conducted all 8000 judge investigations since 1989) is falsifying official investigations and certified documents to keep corrupt judges on the bench and ruling over We-The-People. (See evidence against Ms. Greenstein at www.alaskastateofcorruption.com)
One excerpt of SCO #1993: “A grand jury fulfilling an investigative function on a particular matter under this rule may not also issue an indictment related to the same facts and circumstances that were the subject of that grand jury’s investigation.”
Consider joining us in asking the currently empaneled investigatory Kenai Grand Jury to investigate all five current Alaska Supreme Court justices for corruption
Yet Alaska’s Constitutional Convention delegates stated this about Alaska’s Constitution:
— “The power of grand juries to inquire into the willful misconduct in office of public officers, and to find indictments in connection therewith, shall never be suspended.” See Alaska Constitutional Committee on Preamble and Bill of Rights, “Constitutional Convention Files,” Dec. 15, 1955, page 7. See also Constitutional Convention “Proceedings”, pages 1307-1308, 1322-1344, 1395-1409 and “The Investigative Grand Jury in Alaska” 1987 AK Judicial Council, pages 13-18.
— “A grand jury… has full investigative power as well as the power to consider indictments.” (Id. at 1327.)
— “The recommendation of the Committee provided that the grand jury could investigate, they could return indictments.” (Id. at 1405)
SCO #1993 also violates law: Alaska Statute 12.40.050 “The grand jury may indict or present a person for a crime upon sufficient evidence, whether that person has been held to answer for the crime or not.”
It is clear SCO #1993 is unconstitutional and illegal. And meant to keep We-The-People from ever finding out if Alaska’s only judge investigator for the last 33 years (and counting) is covering up for corrupt judges.
The Supreme Court Order states that Grand Juries must get approval from judges and/or district attorneys before they can investigate anything. But if they must get approval from judges and/or district attorneys, they will never be allowed to investigate these officials if these same officials become corrupt.
A second part of SCO #1993: “But purely private matters such as, for example, an investigation into any individual court case of any type (whether currently open or closed), or an investigation into the Department of Law’s decision not to prosecute a particular incident as a crime, or an investigation into any private dispute between or among citizens that could appropriately be the basis of a civil or other court case, are not generally matters of public welfare or safety within the scope [of] a grand jury’s investigative authority.” Yet Alaska’s Constitution Convention delegates state that Alaska’s Constitution protects this:
— “The grand jury in its investigative power as well as for the fact that it is sitting there as a panel sometimes is the only recourse for a citizen to get justice, to get redress from abuse in lower courts. [I]t is the only safeguard a citizen occasionally has when for any reason and very often for political reasons, a case is not dealt with properly.” (Id. at 1328)
— “The investigatory power of a grand jury is extremely broad…a grand jury can investigate anything.” (Id. at 1406)
A third part of SCO #1993: “Decisions as to what to present to the grand jury, including whether to present a matter requested by a citizen to the grand jury for investigation, rest with the executive branch. A grand jury has constitutional authority to investigate appropriate matters when properly presented. This, in itself, does not mean that an individual citizen has a right to present any matter directly to the grand jury for consideration…” Yet Alaska’s Constitution Convention delegates state that Alaska’s Constitution protects this:
— “The grand jury can be appealed to directly, which is an invaluable right to the citizen.” (Id. at 1328.)
After discussions with State legislators, we believe only We-The-People can fix this attack on our Constitution. If you agree something must be done.
The original Alaska Grand Jury Handbook (pages 5 and 6) also states: “Charges of crime may be brought to your attention in several ways: (4) by private citizens heard by the Grand Jury in formal session, with the Grand Jury’s consent. [A] citizen is at liberty to apply to the Grand Jury for permission to appear before it in order to suggest or urge that a certain situation should be investigated by it.”
A fourth part of SCO #1993 states that judges and district attorneys can now stop Grand Juries from issuing subpoenas. Subpoena power is a basic right of all Grand Juries and is needed for effective investigations.
A fifth part of SCO #1993 states that Grand Juries must get approval from judges and/or district attorneys before they can investigate anything. But if they must get approval from judges and/or district attorneys, they will never be allowed to investigate these officials if these same officials become corrupt. And, again, this directly violates Alaska’s Constitution and Law:
Alaska Statute 12.40.040: “If an individual grand juror knows or has reason to believe that a crime has been committed that is triable by the court, the juror shall disclose it to the other jurors, who shall investigate it.”
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CALL TO ACTION
We believe Alaska Supreme Court Order #1993 is unconstitutional, illegal, and must be immediately rescinded. In fact, many of us believe all Criminal Rule 6.1 must be rescinded. When Rule 6.1 was first passed in 1989 to start restricting Grand Jury powers, two of the five Supreme Court Justices at the time – Burke and Compton – declared it unconstitutionally violated Article 1, Section 8 of Alaska’s Constitution.
We believe SCO #1993 was issued to prevent Alaska Grand Juries (including the Kenai Grand Jury currently investigating her) from exposing evidence that judge investigator Marla Greenstein is falsifying official investigations and certified documents to keep corrupt judges on the bench and ruling over We-The-People:
“The San Francisco political machine had even received assistance from the California Supreme Court which issued rulings restricting the grand juries’ efforts.” (Page 24, THE ALASKA GRAND JURY: ITS HISTORICAL COMMON LAW DEVELOPMENT, ITS POWER TO INVESTIGATE ANYTHING OF PUBLIC CONCERN, & ITS SUPPRESSION BY ALASKAN OFFICIALS WHO FEAR ITS INDEPENDENCE by David Ignell – www.poweredbyjustice.com)
After discussions with State legislators, we believe only We-The-People can fix this attack on our Constitution. If you agree something must be done.
Send your name and email to receive updates on our progress and to be informed of future developments. Or join our Zoom meeting if you have questions. Inform your friends, family, neighbors, representative, assembly, council, and Governor of the problem. Consider joining us in asking the currently empaneled investigatory Kenai Grand Jury to investigate all five current Alaska Supreme Court justices for corruption. Consider joining a Kenai and/or statewide Courthouse sit-in until the Alaska Supreme Court rescinds SCO #1993 and/or all of Criminal Rule 6.1
CONTACTS & INFORMATION
— Alaska Grand Jurors’ Association: Contact David Haeg at haeg@alaska.net or (907) 398-6403 cell/text. Weekly meetings take place every Saturday, 8 p.m. via Zoom (Meeting ID: 821-4574-5893, Passcode: 693100). For more information visit www.alaskagrandjuryrights.com or www.alaskastateofcorruption.com.
— Governor Michael Dunleavy: governor@gov.state.ak.us (907) 465-3500
— Alaska Supreme Court: pleadings@akcourts.gov (907) 264-0612
The views expressed here are those of the author.
