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  • Link's mom stood up dramatically and walked down the aisle toward the Gatlin Grand Jury.  (source)
    Grand Jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
  • First she'd had a probable cause hearing to pull together, then, she'd been in front of the grand jury, getting them to hand down an indictment.  (source)
  • The night before I am to testify in front of a grand jury I had this dream …  (source)
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  • On September 12, 1895, a Philadelphia grand jury voted to indict Holmes for the murder of Benjamin Pitezel.  (source)
    grand jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
  • Conspiracy charges are beloved by prosecutors, because they make it much easier to obtain indictments from grand juries and are a great lever for getting people to plead guilty: once one person on a conspiracy indictment rolls over, it's pretty easy to convince their codefendants that they won't stand a chance in open trial.†  (source)
    grand juries = groups of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse people of crimes
  • We'll take it in front of the grand jury, get an indictment, and go arrest the girl.  (source)
    grand jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
  • All the constitutions which take cognizance of this matter, give to the House of Delegates the exclusive right of impeachment; excepting only the constitution of North Carolina, which grants the same privilege to grand juries.†  (source)
    grand juries = groups of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse people of crimes
  • The Mississippi grand jury's decision not to press charges against Walker was Oswald's motivation for purchasing a rifle.  (source)
    grand jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
  • Grand juries in Indianapolis and Toronto found this unconvincing.  (source)
    Grand juries = groups of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse people of crimes
  • "Held for action of the grand jury," the judge said finally.  (source)
    grand jury = a group of citizens who decide whether there is enough evidence to formally accuse someone of a crime
  • "My dear," said the man, "it may have been a crime of passion, but I know three people who served on that grand jury.†  (source)
  • The president of the company shot himself two days after being subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury.†  (source)
  • The district attorney's office calls you down to a grand jury, asks you to give up your sources, and a judge slaps you into a cell — you just make sure you bring enough reading material to fill the time.†  (source)
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