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When referring to a particular grand jury (i.e.: The Essex County Grand Jury), yes. When simply just referring to grand juries in general no, it is not necessary.
To serve on a Grand Jury the rules for selecting members are the same as selecting regular trial jury pools. There are no 'special' qualifications.
A grand jury is a group of people that are selected and sworn in by a court. A traverse jury is a trial jury selected to serve on a court case in civil or criminal court.
Indictment presentations are made to a Grand Jury. The physical location of a Grand Jury can be anywhere but usually they occupy chambers in a county,state, or federal courthouse, depending on the jurisdiction of that particular jury.
Not if the employee told him in advance with proof.
Depending on the state you are in (some use the Grand Jury System and others use the Preliminary Hearing system) it is the hearing at which the defendant is formally charged with the offense he was arrested for.
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The grand jury does not convict anyone of anything. The grand jury hears the evidence presented by the prosecutor. If the grand jury thinks the prosecutor has adequate evidence, then the grand jury indicts that person. A trial will then be held before a petite jury, or small jury. It is that jury that determines if someone will get the death penalty.
They answer questions put to them by the prosecutor in charge of the grand jury and occasionally, answer questions from members of the grand jury itself.
In Suffolk County, NY, individuals aged 75 or older can request to be excused from jury duty due to their age. However, there is no specific age limit after which someone is automatically exempt from serving on a jury.
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