Do You Have a Moral Obligation?

Francis and Frank were indicted for violating two aspects of the New York public health law. One requires that the dead be given a decent burial while the other requires anyone knowing about the death to report it to authorities. Francis explains his actions to the New York Times saying, "I was bound by my lawyer's oath to keep it confidential after I found the bodies" In February 1975, a grand jury in Oning Daga County, DA, John Holcomb announces a grand jury will consider whether the attorney's conduct meets the threshold of a criminal offense.