Target Letters: Terminology

[VolcanoJen]

I'm not a lawyer, and I barely comprehend the law. But I'd like to know more about what a "target letter" is, exactly.

Everyone's talking about it, but what is it, for us civilians?

Talk Left provides this definition of a target letter, from last October, 2005.

I'm beginning to see some people, including at least one news service, misapply the term "target letter." Just so it's clear, a "target letter" is what the prosecutor provides to a witness who has been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. It is an advisement of rights, particularly the right to counsel and the right to not testify.

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Any DU lawyer-types care to step up and define it? In the interest of our community?