New York County grand jury
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The New York County grand jury is a panel of citizens convened in Manhattan to investigate potential criminal conduct and decide whether to issue indictments in cases presented by prosecutors.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice body
ⓘ
grand jury ⓘ |
| appliesStandardOfProof | probable cause / reasonable cause, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt ⓘ |
| appliesTo | offenses committed within New York County ⓘ |
| canIssue |
indictments for certain misdemeanor offenses
ⓘ
indictments for felony offenses ⓘ subpoenas for documents ⓘ subpoenas for witness testimony ⓘ |
| cannot | determine guilt or innocence at trial ⓘ |
| composition | panel of citizens ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
New York County District Attorney’s Office
ⓘ
surface form:
New York County District Attorney
New York Supreme Court ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Supreme Court, New York County
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionStandard | reasonable cause ⓘ |
| decisionType |
indictment
ⓘ
no bill ⓘ |
| empanels |
assistant foreperson
ⓘ
foreperson ⓘ |
| governedBy | New York Criminal Procedure Law ⓘ |
| hasConfidentialityObligation | grand jurors ⓘ |
| hears | evidence presented by prosecutors ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRightOf | defendants to have felony charges considered by a grand jury in most cases ⓘ |
| legalSystem | New York State criminal justice system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| maximumMembers | 23 ⓘ |
| mayHear |
testimony of targets or defendants who choose to testify
ⓘ
testimony of witnesses ⓘ |
| meetsIn | courthouses in Manhattan ⓘ |
| minimumMembers | 16 ⓘ |
| oversees | investigations into alleged criminal activity in New York County ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York State Judiciary
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Unified Court System
|
| proceedingsAre | secret ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine whether to issue indictments
ⓘ
to investigate potential criminal conduct ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New York County District Attorney’s Office
ⓘ
surface form:
New York County District Attorney's Office
New York Supreme Court, Criminal Term, New York County ⓘ |
| role |
to decide whether there is reasonable cause to believe a person committed an offense
ⓘ
to return a true bill or no bill on charges presented ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | jury selection from eligible residents of New York County ⓘ |
| stageOfProcess | pretrial ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
New York Criminal Procedure Law
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Criminal Procedure Law Article 190
New York State constitutional requirements ⓘ |
| typeOf | county grand jury in New York State ⓘ |
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