2. After A Grand Jury Indicts For A Felony, What Happens? A grand jury indictment is a process to register criminal allegations against a person. It is type of getting protection for a person alleged of a criminal offense, and if there is adequate proof to support the criminal prosecution, the person can be charged. The indictment gives the prosecution for starting serious criminal process without a defense attorney. Several states require indictments and some may not. The government generally prosecutes via an “information” in those states which do not require an indictment for the felony case.

3. In case accused of a felony If you're arrested for a felony offense, call Cleveland Legal Help to make sure you are going in the perfect path. There are four stages: in a case that include the Initial Charges & Preliminary Hearing, followed by Grand Jury Indictment and Pretrial & Trial Phase. The final stage is the Disposition or Sentencing Phase. One will generally get arrested and accused of the felony before getting indicted officially. They may have to spend a minumum of one night in jail before appearing before the judge, who will listen to the allegations and set up a bond and an initial hearing date. Grand Jury Indictment A Grand Jury Indictment is a government document which is used to charge you with criminal violations. Each criminal offense is stated numerically in the indictment and is called a count. Different states have distinct policies for the required of Grand Jury Indictments. A federal grand jury handles the federal felony cases. There are alternatives of waiving the grand jury indictment in some instances, and the government can charge one with the bill of information. Your lawyer could recommend you to accept a bill of information for strategic reasons, instead of an indictment. Grand Jury Indictments are often secret proceedings, and in case reviewed by a grand jury, one does not have the right to have an attorney during the process. The purpose of a grand jury proceeding is to acquire evidence from the government prosecutor.

4. If the jury indicts a suspect depending on the proof, it becomes a \"true bill\", and in case the jury chooses not to indict, it will become a \"no bill.\" The prosecutor can return to the same grand jury with supplementary proof or additional proof. Contact a reputable name such as Attorney Joseph Patituce, who carries tremendous experience in the field. He can review the criminal case and the proof to identify if there are reasons to register a motion to dismiss. He may also try to contact and persuade the prosecutor and discuss a deal to dismiss.Attorney Joseph Patituce While visiting your legal representative, prepare yourself with a few queries for him like how grand juries and indictments differ in your jurisdiction and how will you have the case dismissed. Try to understand how to get back to a grand jury after a grand jury has declined to indict and how to give the proof that's advantageous for you.

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