Representative Patty Stinson recently gave an interview on House Bill 1417, which she plans to reintroduce next year. The Bill would allow defendants to present information during a grand jury proceeding. Currently grand juries in Georgia only hear information from the prosecution before deciding whether or not to move a case along. Stinson told how she first became aware of the situation; “what piqued my interest is I was aware of a situation in the district last summer of a young man that was arrested and his case was taken before the grand jury and his family reached out to me, asking some questions.” Stinson told how as she did more research, she realized there was no opportunity for them to present their side while the grand jury decided whether to move the case forward. Stinson…..