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A grand jury's constitutional role is to prevent prosecutorial misconduct, verifying that the presented information (accusation) is sufficient evidence to pursue a prosecution. To achieve this, a grand jury is given investigative powers such as being able to issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to testify without a lawyer present. [6]
The no bill decision handed up by the grand jury last month means its members decided there was not enough evidence to prosecute the case. Because of the decision, Cartagena is no longer facing ...
During that June meeting, the grand jury failed to indict any of the men, instead returning no bill [19] and opining that Dendy's death was due to the actions of an unknown party, [20] in spite of the fact that one of the lynchers reportedly confessed to the crime in writing to state detectives. [34]
There is no waiting period in the case of criminal proceedings that resulted in an acquittal or dismissal with prejudice, however; where a no bill is returned by a grand jury as to an individual, or the proceedings against them are dismissed without prejudice, they are ineligible to petition for the records of the case to be sealed until two ...
The transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein 's sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida's governor after it was ...
More: Jeffrey Epstein: Legislators file grand jury bills after Post lawsuit, investigation. As to the previous disclosure requirement, no court order to release the documents has been made public ...
A layman could bring a bill of indictment to the grand jury; if the grand jury found that there was sufficient evidence for a trial, that the act was a crime under law, and that the court had jurisdiction, it would return the indictment to the complainant.
The Merced City School District and board responded to a grand jury report that accused board members of multiple Brown Act violations. Merced schools says no evidence was offered of open meetings ...