Whether the Illinois Supreme Court's holding
in this case weakens the shield function of the grand
jury process by inappropriately altering the standard
for establishing a substantial denial of due process
set forth in United States v. Mechanik and Bank of
Nova Scotia v. United States.

Whether the appropriate remedy for
substantial denials of due process in grand jury
proceedings is dismissal of the Indictment with
prejudice as a deterrent to prosecutorial misconduct.

Whether the Illinois Supreme Court's holding weakens the shield function of the grand jury process by inappropriately altering the standard for establishing a substantial denial of due process