Kathleen Kane presentment

An excerpt from a document, signed by the foreperson of the grand jury investigating leaks, that finds "reasonable grounds" that violations had occurred.

(Wallace McKelvey)

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Court documents released Wednesday via a Supreme Court order show that the grand jury investigating alleged leaks recommended criminal charges against Attorney General Kathleen Kane.

"We find reasonable grounds to believe that various violations of the criminal laws have occurred," one document, signed by the foreperson for the 35th statewide investigating grand jury, reads.

The grand jury recommended Kane be charged with perjury, false swearing, official oppression and obstruction, according an opinion by the supervising judge, William Carpenter.

Another document signed by Carpenter states that the grand jury presentment is "supported by probable cause and establishes a Prima Facie case against Attorney General Kathleen Kane." That document formally accepts the presentment.

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The decision about whether to prosecute Kane is reportedly in the hands of the Montgomery County District Attorney.

Those documents appeared as exhibits in an opinion by the William R. Carpenter, the supervising judge, that the appointment of special prosecutor Thomas E. Carluccio was legal.

They had been released through a motion filed by Kathleen Kane's attorneys to quash Carluccio. Their filing was dated Dec. 17, but stamped by the court clerk on Dec. 18, the day the notice of presentment was issued.

The two documents are reproduced in their entirety below:

One of the documents released Wednesday is the notice of a presentment by the 35th statewide investigating grand jury.