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Bookmark or Share- Grand jury - WikipediaA layman could bring a bill of indictment to the grand jury; if the grand jury found that there was sufficient evidence for a trial, that the act was a crime under law, and that the court had jurisdiction, it would return the indictment to the complainant.
- 9-11.000 - Grand Jury - United States Department of Justice9-11.101 - Powers and Limitations of Grand Juries—The Functions of a Grand Jury. While grand juries are sometimes described as performing accusatory and investigatory functions, the grand jury's principal function is to determine whether or not there is probable cause to believe that one or more persons committed a certain Federal offense within the venue of the district court.
- What Does a Grand Jury Do? - AllLawA grand jury is a panel of citizens called for service just like a petit jury (also called a trial jury). But unlike petit juries that decide issues of guilt, grand juries decide if enough evidence exists to charge someone with a crime in the first place.
- Grand juries in the United States - WikipediaWhile a regular grand jury primarily decides whether to bring charges, a special grand jury is called into existence to investigate whether organized crime is occurring in the community in which it sits.
- grand jury | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteThe grand jury acts as an investigative body, acting independently of either prosecuting attorney or judge. Criminal prosecutors present the case to the grand jury. The prosecutors attempt to establish probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has been committed.
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