grand jury

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Definition of grand jury

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried

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Kenneth McIntyre is set for a July 18 arraignment in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court after a grand jury charged him in the May 29 death of Heath C. Walker. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Cleveland man charged in fatal Detroit-Shoreway head-on crash was speeding in sister’s Jeep, records say," 8 July 2019 At that point, the grand jury will decide whether to return an indictment. — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Jacob Julick case: Erlanger police reveal story of how shots were fired at officers June 6," 3 July 2019 In doing so, the appeals court cleared the way for the case to be moved from family court to a grand jury, where the teenager, identified only as G.M.C. in court documents, will be treated as an adult. — Luis Ferré-sadurní, BostonGlobe.com, "Teenager accused of rape deserves leniency because he’s from ‘good family,’ judge says," 3 July 2019 The decisions open the possibility for the cases of G.M.C. and E.R.M. to be moved from family court to a grand jury, where the teenagers would be treated as adults. — The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Judge says a teen from a ‘good family’ should not be tried as an adult in sexual assault," 3 July 2019 Washington can either proceed with the grand jury's recommended charge, reduce the charge or drop it. — Darran Simon, CNN, "DA to announce decision in the case of a pregnant woman indicted in her baby's death after shooting in Alabama," 3 July 2019 Prosecutors were on hand at the time to answer the grand jury’s legal questions. — Farah Stockman, New York Times, "Manslaughter Charge Dropped Against Alabama Woman Who Was Shot While Pregnant," 3 July 2019 But a grand jury refused to indict the teen, who proclaimed his innocence then and now. — Michelle Hunter, nola.com, "New suspect named in 1978 abduction, murder of 5-year-old Stephanie Hebert," 29 June 2019 Adams was indicted last week alongside two other men by separate Marion County grand juries. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana judge charged in shooting appears in court, ordered to stay away from White Castle," 28 June 2019

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grand jury

noun

English Language Learners Definition of grand jury

US, law : a group of people who look at the evidence against someone who has been accused of a crime in order to decide if there should be a trial

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grand jury

noun

Legal Definition of grand jury

: a jury that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried — see also no bill and true bill at bill sense 3b, indictment — compare petit jury, special grand jury