My cousin was arrested for selling drug (hes a idiot) in Texas because of a warrant. Well he has been in for 2 months and they have issued a bill of indictment against him. Ok I always thought a indictment was a charge issued by a grand jury. But he was arrested and has been in jail for 2 months now. Don't arrest come AFTER indictments?
Here's some things I know about his case. He sold weed to a undercover police officer. The next week they got a warrant from the JP and arrested him. So why do they need a indictment if he had a warrant? To me it sound like he was charged by the JP and the grand jury.
2007-01-04 16:15:27 · 3 answers · asked by Law Student 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
As far as I know he is charged with the same thing. He's in jail awaiting trial and has a lawyer.
2007-01-04 16:39:54 · update #1
Hey Joe, don't forget people are being led by a comedian
in this country and anything is possible at leastfor the next two years!
2007-01-04 16:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not necessarily. person are sometimes arrested and then the case is presented to a grand jury for indictment
2007-01-05 09:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by watchman_1900 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each state is different but it sounds like he was charged for two different crimes. one for possession and the other could be a number of different like- intent to sell, illegal substance near a school zone, or having a certain amount.
He needs a good attorney to help him with all this and find out if he is being screwed or not!
2007-01-05 00:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by dragonflyaway69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋