Grand jury

What does Grand jury mean?

Most states use a grand jury system to bring charges against individuals, although in some cases the prosecutor does not have to use a grand jury and may file their own charges. When the grand jury decides to file charges, it will return the indictment with a "true bill." If the grand jury does indict, the prosecution does not have to prove to the trial judge they have enough evidence to indict the defendant they can simply proceed to trial. In the grand jury process the prosecutor will present evidence to them to persuade them the defendant has committed the crime. Evidence can include witness testimony, video and tape recordings, scientific evidence and documentary evidence.

The grand jury in the United States has twenty-four U.S. citizens who work for months at a time but only for a few days each month.

(Tags - judgment - Attorney - civil cases )

Related Pages


Previous Entry

Felony

Next Entry

Harassment


Browse Legal Glossary Alphabetically:

1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z |




Lawyers near

The Schill Law Group

The Schill Law Group Profile Picture
8700 Via De Ventura
Suite 210 Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Varghese Summersett PLLC

Varghese Summersett PLLC Profile Picture
300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1650
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Term of the Day

Means Test

The means test was designed to determine whether an individual debtor\'s Chapter 7 filing is presumed to be an abuse of the Bankruptcy Code requiring dismissal or conversion of the case, generally to Chapter 13 (see Abuse).

Category: bankruptcy