why would a DA choose to get an indictment verses just order the person to be arrested.
2006-07-06 05:34:06 · 7 answers · asked by dragonsandwater 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Why would the DA choose to send a person to be indicted rather than arrest.??
The first 5 answers are not answering my question!!
2006-07-06 06:02:31 · update #1
A grand jury indicts someone after reviewing evidence and deciding if probable cause exists to charge a person with a particular crime.
A state attorney or district attorney, depending on where you're at, files an information when they believe that probable cause exists and they feel that they can get a conviction.
Just because an officer makes an arrest doesn't mean that the individual is "charged." That happens when either the SA/DA files an information or the grand jury files an indictment. In certain cases, such as in certain states in which a defendant is to charged in a murder case, the SA/DA is required to get an indictment. In other cases, such as high profile cases, they will seek one so that someone else is actually doing the charging and not them (tends to look better in the public's eye.)
It gets a bit complicated and different states/jurisdictions have different laws and rules.
2006-07-06 11:42:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police make an arrest. The DA's office looks at the arrest, and decides if there is enough evidence to prosecute.
In some cases, if an accomplice is named, for instance, the DA will issue an indictment and warrant or supena, and the police haul the offender in
2006-07-06 05:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by Jim Hannan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they do not have enough to arrest someone the DA will go to the grand jury for an indictment, then that person has to go to court for a trial.
2006-07-06 05:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to be arrested before you are indicted. An indiction is the first stage of a criminal case.
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2016-11-05 23:43:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
indicted means a grand jury has determined there is enough evidence to go ahead and charge the person with the crime..
2006-07-06 05:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by jstrmbill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't know what you're talking about.
2006-07-06 05:38:54 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋