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In a felony case, before a defendant goes to trial, who grants a verdict that there is sufficient evidence to begin prosecution and that a threshold of probable cause has been met?

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In a felony case, before a defendant goes to trial, who grants a verdict that there is sufficient evidence to begin prosecution and that a threshold of probable cause has been met?

Grand Jury grants a verdict that there is sufficient evidence to begin prosecution and that a threshold of probable cause has been met.

What happens in a Felony case?

• Any offence punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year is called a Felony case.
• In this Felony case, there are various steps to be followed before going to trial. They are: Initiating charges by complaints, The initial appearance, Preliminary hearing, Grand Jury hearings, Arraignment on the indictment, Hearings on motions, The witness conference and Trial.
• In this Grand Jury hearings, the Grand Jury will decide whether the case should be prosecuted, after hearing the evidence presented by the Assistant United States Attorney.
• The Grand Jury charges against a defendant are called indictments.

Hence, it is the Grand Jury, who grants a verdict in a Felony case that there is sufficient evidence to begin prosecution and that a threshold of probable cause has been met, before a defendant goes to trial.

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