[E. Pluribus Unum]

This seems to be SOP for the JBT's lately.(sealed warrants) Is this something new for gun cases or has it been around for awhile?

I brought up the same issue last week. Sealed warrants are evidently SOP. Supposedly the warrant is sealed from the public, but not from the defendant or his attorney.

My problem with sealed warrants is, given the level of integrity of judges these days, they are liable to give the JBT's a blank warrant and let them fill it in after they find something they can use and before the defense attorney gets to see it.

Who would know?

Of course the jack-boot lickers will all say that would never happen, and you are a cop-hater for even bringing up the possibility.

[Cap'n Crunch]

The sealed warrant is probably the same as our 'secret indictment', which has to be obtained via a grand jury. That means the officer (probably a detective) goes before the grand jury if he thinks he has enough evidence to file for a warrant.