Grand jury law practice covers every procedural aspect of the grand jury process including the requirements imposed by the fifth amendment to aid in case preparation it cites state and federal statutes rules and prior decisions and identifies the application of state grand jury laws on a state by state basis this text enables you to. Grand jury in anglo american law a group that examines accusations against persons charged with crime and if the evidence warrants makes formal charges on which the accused persons are later tried through the grand jury laypersons participate in bringing suspects to trial though it holds judicial inquiries the grand jury does not decide guilt or innocence. Additional physical format online version beale sara s 1949 grand jury law and practice ocolc768062526 material type updating loose leaf document type