Neither probable cause nor reasonable suspicion is required to initiate a grand jury investigation.
A Grand Jury is free to investigate the flimsiest of rumors and suspicions.
The grand jury has no role in drafting the indictment; it merely votes up or down on the version presented by the prosecutor.....that was not rebutted by any defense.
A majority of those present suffices to return an indictment, and the defense never learns what the vote was.
A jury ( not a Grand Jury ) for a New York County felony court trial contains 12 jurors. For a conviction to be made, all members of the jury must come to a unanimous decision.
A Grand Jury is free to investigate the flimsiest of rumors and suspicions.
The grand jury has no role in drafting the indictment; it merely votes up or down on the version presented by the prosecutor.....that was not rebutted by any defense.
A majority of those present suffices to return an indictment, and the defense never learns what the vote was.
A jury ( not a Grand Jury ) for a New York County felony court trial contains 12 jurors. For a conviction to be made, all members of the jury must come to a unanimous decision.
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