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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A Grand Jury's acceptance rate is like 99.99% of all cases. They are practically a rubber stamp in this country. I'm waiting to see what happens during the trial[/quote]

All they hear is from the assistant district attorney (ADA)  and a few (very few) witnesses.  The grand jury is just seeing if the state has enough to charge the defendant.  They do not even consider guilt/innocence. And the ADA can come back to the grand jury as many times as they want. For example, an ADA may present to the grand jury, then the GJ has a bunch of questions for the ADA.  Each juror asks questions directly. This may cause the ADA to step back and realize they do not have a strong enough case to get indictment.  So they go back to the detectives, scene, etc and develop a stronger case.  Then they re-present to the GJ at a later date(they try to present to the same GJ, which is why many serve for on day a week for months at a time).

Charges can be added/dropped/changed, defendants can be added/dropped/changed.

So no a GJ is not a rubber stamp.  However, if you have unlimited chances to build a case and secure a vote, then the likelihood of getting an indictment increases.

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