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.
A grand jury witness can expect to answer questions from the prosecutor and defense attorney. They may also have to answer questions from the judge.
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.
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.
Grand Jury Européen was created in 1996.
People are not convicted by the grand jury. The grand jury only listens to the evidence to see if there is enough for an indictment.
In a grand jury investigation, evidence is collected by prosecutors who present it to the grand jury. The grand jury then decides if there is enough evidence to bring charges against a suspect. The process is confidential and the grand jury's decision is based on a majority vote.
They don’t have the choice to answer or not. They can be put in jail.
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.
There are a few purposes of a grand jury. The main reason for having a grand jury is to make sure that there will be a fair trial.
A Grand Jury is a term where, basically, the state puts their case to the Grand Jury and the Jury basically tells them if they believe that there is a case to answer. The Grand Jury does not hear the whole case and doesnt make a decision on anyones guilt or innocence. Grand Juries can be empaneled at state and federal level.
Means that the Grand Jury declined, or failed, to indict the defendant.