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Sealed indictiments are held until such time as the prosecutor decides the time is right to arrest everybody named in the indictments. The reason they are sealed is so that the arrest of one or two individuals does not alert the rest of their crime confederates that a crackdown is in progress. Th eobject is to arrest them ALL in one massive operation. To that end, secrecy is imperative.
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How many criminal mistrials can a defendant have?
Theoretically, any number, but trial judges often dismiss indictments after two or three mistrials.
What congressional body conducts indictments of accused federal officials?
which congressional body indictments of accused federal officials, like president?
How do you find out if someone has been indicted by the FBI?
The FBI does not issue indictments. The FBI investigates crimes and turns evidence over to magistrates and / or grand juries. Those legal authorities issue indictments. Some indictments are public and some are sealed. The public ones are usually in press releases. The sealed ones are secret, often so the suspect does not know of the charges or so evidence won't be destroyed. The best way to find out about this is to NOT do it yourself. Hire a professional background checking firm.
What juries issue indictments in federal felony cases?
The Grand jury is the jury that issues indictments in federal felony cases. Grand juries are only used in the United States.
What is a unsealed indictment?
Generally speaking all indictments from a Grand Jury are handed down "unsealed." It is usually only in exceptional cases (e.g.: multiple defendants for instance) where the indictments are sealed so that law enforcement can take coordinated action to arrest all the indictees at the same time, rather than the news of one or two indictments leak out and allow the remainder to flee.
Does Texas have a statute of limitation for drug indictments?
3 years
Can a district attorney hold charges until he feels fit to let it be known?
Yes, Grand Jury indictments, in particular, are often sealed until such time as the prosecutor and law enforcement feels it is right to release them.
What is a trial jury also called?
PETIT jury . . . as opposed to a GRAND jury which hands down indictments.
How often you stretch the rules at work to get things done?
often
Garbage collection in the Middle Ages was often done by .?
Garbage collection in the Middle Ages was often done by roaming animals.
Can a grand jury tell you if you are innocent or guilty?
Grand juries do not decide guilt or innocence. They determine if enough evidence exists to formally charge you with a crime. There are two types of formal charges: presentments and indictments. For all practical purposes nowadays only indictments are produced by grand juries.
In a secret indictment case how much of the evidence is allowed to be presented to the defendant before they go to trial?
All indictments are done in secret. That's why Grand Jury deliberations are not open to the public. The defense gets to see the evidence that will be presented against them during the process of "discovery."
