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Many states no longer use grand juries, and maybe some never did (I’m unsure on this detail). That particular federal constitutional protection has never been h
by jkaplowitz 3y ago
Many states no longer use grand juries, and maybe some never did (I’m unsure on this detail). That particular federal constitutional protection has never been held by the courts to bind the states. But yes, Texas does have grand juries for felonies and a few misdemeanors (not most).
Tangent: it’s spelled indict, not indite (but it is pronounced as if it were indite)
- Fezzik 3y agoUnless something has changed dramatically since I graduated from law school (2010), 96% of states use grand juries…
- jkaplowitz 3y agoWhile nearly all states do have some form of grand jury, only about half make a grand jury indictment a requirement for a criminal prosecution, and some of those requirements only apply to felonies.