Indictment
A jury doesn't decide that, a District Attorney usually decides that.Another View: In some jurisdictions you would be referring to a Grand Jury.
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In most cases, a grand jury must have a majority vote of at least 12 out of the total number of jurors to issue an indictment.
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Certainly, a person with a felony background can be brought to testify in any court, including a grand jury. It is then up to the members of the jury to decide how much credence to give that person's testimony.Added: It would be most unusual that a citizen gets to testify in front of a 'regular' grand jury.Unless it is a special investigative grand jury, empanelled with a specific mission assigned to it, under normal circumstances, only the prosecutor and the investigating law enforcement officer get to give testimony in a grand jury, and then, only to establish to the jury that the probable cause for the charge exists.
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.
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The timeframe for bringing a case before a grand jury varies by jurisdiction and the type of crime. Generally, serious felonies can be presented to a grand jury within a few days to several months after the crime occurs, depending on the investigation's progress. Statutes of limitations also play a crucial role; for most crimes, there is a specified period during which charges must be filed. After this period expires, the case typically cannot be brought before a grand jury.
In most states felonies must be brought by a grand jury indictment, whereas misdemeanors do not.ADDED: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires a grand jury indictment ONLY for federal criminal charges. Only about half the states now use grand juries any more.