[frogjerk]

There can be a defense during a grand jury. I was on a grand jury where the accused man and wife presented their defense. The whole case was a political hit job and the majority of the grand jury agreed and we voted "no bill" and the Asst DA was pissed.

You cannot be compelled to testify in a Grand Jury proceeding.

[TexasFreeper2009]

how could the man and wife defend themselves at the grand jury, when they wouldn’t even be there?

quote from google “The process is not an adversarial process. The defendant is not present, and the defense attorney does not have a right to be in the room.”

[Nifster]

Can be is different than a trial with a defendant