California Abolishes Grand Jury in Police-Shooting Cases in Response to National Police Brutality
The Secretive World of Grand Juries
Grand juries are juries in which the district attorney has to show that there is “probable cause” to indict a defendant with criminal charges. “Probable cause” is a low standard of proof which only requires the government to show that there is a “fair probability” that the individual committed the crime. Grand juries are secret and the testimony and...