Firstly: ALL indictments are handed down by a Grand Jury - so, one is not necessarily "more serious" than the other. Secondly: I BELIEVE: The description 'supervening' indictment, seems to tend to indicate that the defendant was indicted by the Grand Jury for a charge other than the one that was originally sent to to them, Thus it was unexpected, and the defendant was charged with some other offense instead of the original offense.
A "supervening' indictment" is a Grand Jury indictment that is handed down after the defendant has already had an initial appearance. One is not worse than the other and it is on the original charges.
The 606 - ME GJ Not Supervening Indictment is a notice from a county or district attorney to the grand jury notifying of a direct complaint. It is an order to report for arraignment, bypassing a preliminary hearing.
It is an indictment issued by a Grand Jury after the defendant has already had an initial appearance in his case, and the case has been set for a preliminary hearing before court. However, in the meantime the State has indicted the defendant by grand jury proceedings. This 'supervening' action by the Grand Jury indicts the defendant and has the effect of rendering all previous court actions in the defendant's case null and void.
A Grand Jury returns an indictment. Criminal Justice pg 16 schmalleger
Indictment..
.... an INDICTMENT.
Indictment
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Indictment.
It means that charges are dropped by a Grand Jury and the persons record is cleared.
.... it is known as a 'True Bill of Indictment.' Indictment by a grand jury is the manner in which the government charges individuals with commission of a crime. The prosecutor presents proofs before the members of the Grand Jury to convince them that sufficient evidence exists to charge an individual with a crime. If the Grand Jury agrees that the individual should be so charged it issues a written statement making the charges. The statement is called an indictment.
A Grand Jury.