Grand Jury Indictment in United States
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An accusation in writing found and presented by a jury charging that a person therein named has done some act which is a public offense. The Fifth Amendment requires the: criminal cases in federal courts be instituted with a grand jury indictment. The Constitution imposes no such restriction on the states.
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