Our county needs watchdogs to investigate potential acts of wrongdoing.
he Santa Clara County civil grand jury has formally accused Sheriff Laurie Smith of willful and corrupt misconduct. In 2020, something unusual took place before a Santa Clara County criminal grand jury looking into allegations that members of the sheriff’s office might have sought bribes in return for concealed firearms permits. The unusual event was that Sheriff Laurie Smith invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The CGJ is an arm of the Superior Court, but it seldom deals with courtrooms and legal proceedings. Residents volunteer and are selected to serve one-year terms. A report by the 2001-02 CGJ found only 37 appellate court decisions in California involving accusations between 1885 and 1999. That report was an adjunct to an accusation that panel leveled against Mountain View Mayor Mario Ambra for violating the city charter by repeatedly going to city staff with his opinions and urging actions instead of going through the city manager. He ended up resigning.
The CGJ power to wage such accusations is the law and is prominent in descriptions of CGJ duties. The 2021 CGJ, by any measure, performed yeoman’s work. The CGJ lists 65 witnesses interviewed during its investigation.interviewWhat sparks such an investigation? The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisors Joe Simitian and Otto Lee, asked the CGJ to investigate Smith. Supervisors already had a number of beefs with the sheriff.
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