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Moreover, the grand jury uses the probable cause standard to determine whether or not to issue a criminal indictment. The principle behind the probable cause standard is to limit the power of authorities to conduct unlawful search and seizure of person and property, and to promote formal, forensic procedures for gathering lawful evidence for ...
The grand jury served to screen out incompetent or malicious prosecutions. [12] [page needed] The advent of official public prosecutors in the later decades of the 19th century largely displaced private prosecutions. [13] By the 21st century, the grand jury had lost almost all of its power as a check on other branches of government. [11]
A grand jury is a jury empowered by law to ... the accusatory function determines whether there is probable cause to believe that one or more persons committed a ...
The grand jury found probable cause that from Nov. 8, 2022, to Aug. 15, 2023, Craver requested and received payment for items she represented were in use for her position as clerk. But these items ...
A grand jury found probable cause and said certain property should be subject to forfeiture including $20,300 in profits and a 2012 Chevy Silverado. He was booked into Gaston County jail on Feb. 21.
They had argued that an indictment should be based on a higher legal threshold of beyond a reasonable doubt — the same as at trial — versus the Idaho grand jury standard of probable cause, but ...
Many jurisdictions, however, allow the prosecution to seek a new preliminary hearing or to seek a bill of indictment from a grand jury. [7] The key questions normally addressed at a preliminary hearing are: [6] [8] Is there probable cause to believe the alleged crime occurred, and did it occur within the court's jurisdiction?
If a grand jury hands up an indictment before the new probable cause hearing date, Aug. 25, that hearing will be canceled and Lucey's case will move to Superior Court.