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accusing jury

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A quick definition of accusing jury:

An accusing jury is also known as a grand jury. It is a group of people, usually 23, who are chosen to sit for at least a month and decide whether to issue indictments. They evaluate evidence and decide if there is enough to charge someone with a crime. If they decide there is enough evidence, they return a bill of indictment. The grand jury has two functions: screening and investigational. The screening function evaluates evidence supporting possible charges, while the investigational function develops information that is of value in determining whether grounds for a charge exist.

A more thorough explanation:

An accusing jury is also known as a grand jury. It is a group of people, usually 23, who are chosen to sit for at least a month and decide whether to issue indictments in ex parte proceedings. They are responsible for evaluating evidence supporting possible charges and returning an indictment only in those cases where the evidence amounts to at least probable cause.

For example, if a person is suspected of committing a crime, the accusing jury will review the evidence presented to them and decide whether to charge the suspect with a specific crime. If they decide that the evidence is strong enough to hold the suspect for trial, they will return a bill of indictment charging the suspect with the crime.

There are different types of grand juries, such as the investigative grand jury, which examines possible crimes and develops evidence not currently available to the prosecution. Another type is the screening grand jury, whose primary function is to decide whether to issue an indictment.

Overall, the accusing jury plays an important role in the criminal justice system by determining whether there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime and hold them for trial.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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