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What is a grand jury and what does it do?
Grand Jury hear evidence to determine guilty or innocence of a defendant.
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What is the Duties of grand jury and petit jury?
A normal (petit) jury hears evidence of a case after the arrest and arraignment of the accused.
A grand jury hears evidence before the case is filed and may issue indictments based on the evidence...
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The function of a grand jury?
Some states still use the Grand Jury system of indicting criminal defendants. The police arrest a subject - deliver the investigation to the Prosecutor's office - who presents the case to a Grand...
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Who directs the grand jury proceedings?
If it is a federal Grand Jury - it would be a member of the U.S. Attorney's Office who would present the cases. In a state Grand Jury, it would be an attorney from the State Attorney General's Office.
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What is grand jury alternatives?
In many (but not all) U.S. jurisdictions retaining the grand jury, prosecutors often have a choice between seeking an indictment from a grand jury, or filing a charging document directly with the...