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All of the states in the US have grand juries. However, not all of them make use of them and only 23 of those states require the use of them. Among them are New York, California, New Hampshire, Ohio, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, Kentucky, and Idaho.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoAll states use the Grand Jury system in some form or other. However only about half the states still use Grand Jury indictments for everyday, day-to-day, criminal offenses. If you can be more specific with your question as to the state you are asking about, it would be helpful.
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∙ 12y agoAll 50 states have provisions for grand juries. However many states have laws that allow alternatives to the use of the grand jury in criminal cases. It appears that some states, Pennsylvania, for example, have done away with grand juries in almost all cases. A strong minority of states still require grand juries to be used in virtually all felony cases.
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∙ 12y ago(in the US) It appears that only California empanels civil grand juries. However their powers are limited by the state constitution to investigating only governmental activites. They do not have any authority over torts or civil cases between individuals.
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∙ 13y agoAll fifty.
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Why is the grand jury necessary?
Generally all felony offenses. CAUTION: Not all states indict defendants via the Grand Jury system.
How long after a prelimenary hearing before you get indicted?
If the jurisdiction in question adheres to the Grand Jury system of indictment, the GJ will indict by handing down a "true bill" in the sequence in which it was presented to them. HOWEVER - if the jurisdictions NOT utilizing a Grand Jury system, your Preliminary Hearing IS your idndictiment and the presiding judge decides if there is enough Probable Cause to bind you over for trial.
Is a grand jury nessesary for only political and murder?
No. Some states customarily use the Grand Jury for all felony indictments - procedurally, other states have a Preliminary Hearing-typ process where the probable cause is presented to a judge who decides if the arrestee is to be charged.
How many people comprise a Grand Jury?
A federal grand jury consists of from 16 to 23 members. See Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(a).State grand jury size varies according to each state. They range from 1 to 3 jurors in Connecticut to a mandatory 23 in New Jersey and several other states.See the Related Link for information related to grand juries of all the states.The number may vary according to the jurisdiction being referred to. US Federal grand juries are made up of not fewer than 16, nor more than 23, jurors. The states that still utilize the grand jury system may, themselves, have a varying number of grand jurors depending on the laws and procedures of their individual state.
What body decides whether a criminal case goes to court?
The Jury. Which is made of 12 people who are not related to the case. Now all of the people have to agree that the person is either guilty or innocent, or else they have to redo the case in court again. Hope that helps:)
How is a preliminary hearing different from a grand jury?
Although grand juries and trial juries are both made up of average people who were called for jury duty, they serve entirely different purposes. A grand jury helps determine whether charges should be brought against a suspect, while a trial jury renders a verdict at the criminal trial itself. Put differently, a grand jury hands down an indictment at the beginning of a case, while a trial jury decides guilt or innocence at the very end (not counting the appeal process).
What is the purpose in a felony case of a grand jury?
The grand jury listens to all the evidence in a case against the accused and decides whether to charge the individual with the crime. This is called an indictment or an information.
How many jury members must declare the defendant guilty for a conviction?
It can vary according to the statutes of the various states. A 'petit jury' is the name for ANY jury other than a "Grand Jury" It usually depends upon the seriousness of the charges being tried.
What are all the procedural and substantive ways that a prosecutor and a defense attorney can resolve a case before it goes to a grand jury.?
what are all the procedlural and substantive ways that a prosecutor and a defense attorney can resolve a case before it goes to a grand jury.
Are grand jury's public?
If you mean an Indictment by a Grand Jury, the answer is yes. If you mean anything having to do with their deliberations, the answer is no - all of that is secret. In federal criminal cases, and in some state cases, a transcript of the grand jury proceedings which led to an indictment may be obtained through discovery by the defendant in his particular criminal case.
What is the minimum number of people needed for a grand jury in ga?
The minimum number of people in a Missouri grand jury is 12 according to Article I Section 16 of the Missouri Constitution, which states: "Section 16. That a grand jury shall consist of twelve citizens, any nine of whom concurring may find an indictment or a true bill: Provided, that no grand jury shall be convened except upon an order of a judge of a court having the power to try and determine felonies; but when so assembled such grand jury shall have power to investigate and return indictments for all character and grades of crime; and that the power of grand juries to inquire into the willful misconduct in office of public officers, and to find indictments in connection therewith, shall never be suspended"
Grand Jury hears what type of cases?
All types of cases from misdemeanors to murder.
