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Grand Jury Cases

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Many states use preliminary hearings instead of grand jury. Each of these legal institutions serves to avoid misjudged criminal prosecutions. Without this protection it could be that more accused had to wait in jail for a trial without an initial evaluation of the evidence against them. Preliminary hearings and grand juries protect people from unfounded accusations by the government.

People in Detroit celebrate a vigil after a grand jury decides to indict a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Images)
The grand jury's decision not to prosecute syndicated police officers in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases has placed the process under intense public scrutiny. However, according to the United States system, both grand juries had

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