Means that the Grand Jury declined, or failed, to indict the defendant.
The grand jury decided to indict the suspect on charges of fraud and embezzlement.
The grand jury.
The grand jury never decides guilt. The grand jury decides whether or not to indict, based on the sufficiency of evidence.
Generally all felony offenses. CAUTION: Not all states indict defendants via the Grand Jury system.
More information is needed - some states do not use the Grand Jury system to indict you of an offense.
"The grand jury voted to indict him on the charge of capital murder." "The candidate sought to indict gun ownership as the cause of criminal violence." "The district attorney can indict you on the evidence he already has."
A "no-true bill" is a grand jury's refusal to indict a suspected for a crime. Most felony cases require a grand jury to issue a "true bill" in order for a prosecutor to prosecute the offender. If a "no bill" is returned, the case is over with at that point.
Yes. A 'petit jury IS a trial jury. The term "petit" differentiates it from a "grand" jury which only has the power to indict the defendant but not to try them.
When the case goes to the GRAND JURY that is when they look at everything and decide whether or not they have a case.If they do not have a substantial amount of evidence against the defendent the case will then be dismissed. So they refuse to indict...there is no case, it is dismissed.
Yes, typically witnesses are called to testify before a grand jury prior to the defendant's trial date. The purpose of the grand jury is to evaluate the evidence and determine whether there is sufficient cause to bring charges against the defendant. The witness testimony is used to gather information and establish probable cause for the charges.
An indictment is, essentially, to be formally accused of something. An example sentence is: The indictment was absolutely humiliating for him.