When evidence is sufficient to warrant a trial, the grand jury returns which of the following?

When evidence is sufficient to warrant a trial, the grand jury returns which of the following?

• A. Indictment
• B. Bill of Indictment
• C. Accusation
• D. Information

Answer: (B)

When a grand jury reviews evidence and finds probable cause to believe a crime occurred, it issues a bill of indictment—the formal charging document that starts the criminal case. The bill of indictment is the specific instrument produced by the grand jury to charge the person. An information is a charging document used by a prosecutor without a grand jury, and an accusation is not the formal charging instrument. So, with sufficient evidence to warrant a trial, the grand jury returns a bill of indictment.

When a grand jury reviews evidence and finds probable cause to believe a crime occurred, it issues a bill of indictment—the formal charging document that starts the criminal case. The bill of indictment is the specific instrument produced by the grand jury to charge the person. An information is a charging document used by a prosecutor without a grand jury, and an accusation is not the formal charging instrument. So, with sufficient evidence to warrant a trial, the grand jury returns a bill of indictment.