Question

in a felony case what is the grand jury for

Answer 1

The Grand Jury is a group of citizens who serve for a definite period of time, whose sole job is to hear felony cases presented by Prosecutors. The Grand Jury is compromised of not less than sixteen nor more than twenty-three people. A Grand Jury does not determine a defendant’s guilt of innocence. A Grand Jury simply decides whether or not they believe there is reasonable cause to believe that the Defendant committed a felony offense. For the law applicable to the Grand Jury, please refer to Criminal Procedure Law Article 190.