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Arrest warrant · Search warrant
Probable cause · Knock-and-announce
Exigent circumstance
Reasonable suspicion
Search and seizure · Search of persons
Arrest · Detention
Right to silence · Miranda warning (U.S.)
Grand jury
Statute of limitations · Nolle prosequi
Bill of attainder · Ex post facto law
Criminal jurisdiction · Extradition
Habeas corpus · Bail
Inquisitorial system · Adversarial system
Arraignment · Information · Indictment
Plea · Peremptory plea
Nolo contendere (U.S.) · Plea bargain
Presentence Investigation
Criminal defenses
Criminal law · Evidence
Civil procedure
Law · Criminal justice
In the common law, a grand jury is a type of jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. Grand juries carry out this duty by examining evidence presented to them by a prosecutor and issuing indictments, or by investigating alleged crimes and issuing presentments. A grand jury is traditionally larger than and distinguishable from a petit jury, which is used during a trial.
Judge Susan Gibson Dismisses Coach?s Indictment Due to Failure of Commonwealth to Notify Grand Jury of His Request to Testify ? Grand Jury Not Required to Grant Such Request But Must be Informed by Commonwealth.
August 13, 2009
Jefferson Circuit Judge Susan Schultz Gibson this week dismissed an indictment against Pleasure Ridge Park High School Coach Jason Stinson...
The Kentucky Attorney Generals Office refuses court order to release exculpatory evidence. Fayette Circuit Judge dismisses criminal charges. ?Attorney General fails to obtain indictment from Russell County Grand Jury, so he resubmits the case to a Franklin County Grand Jury
Because the Prosecution refused to comply in order to allow Leon Grider a fair trial to start on September 21, 2009 by turning over the documents; Judge Payne of Lexington dismissed the charges against Leon Grider...
Jury Update: Online Grand Jury Indicts Obama for Fraud, Treason
Via AmericanGrandJury.org, editor Bob Campbell posted the following from yesterday evening’s online activities:
?NATIONAL GRAND JURY INDICTS OBAMA FOR FRAUD AND TREASON?
(United States of America) ? April 29th 2009 - At 8 P...
Jury Update: WorldNetDaily Coverage of Citizen Grand Jury Indictments
Bob Campbell, editor of AmericanGrandJury.org, recently posted that he had been interviewed by Bob Unruh of WorldNetDaily...
New Site Speaks on Citizen Grand Jury Action in KY, OH, TN and IL; Update: GA Support for Jury, Taitz
As I had originally reported, WorldNetDaily mentioned that individuals in some 20 States intended to get together to form common law grand juries...
Jury Update: American Grand Jury to Hear Evidence Soon
Bob Campbell, editor at AmericanGrandJury.org, reports that the first “people’s grand jury” is expected to convene before the end of April:
The Online American Grand Jury is moving forward to hear evidence to make a formal ...
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