With the announcement of the Breonna Taylor grand jury being announced I thought I would share my insight on the process having served on a grand jury. I will not comment on the case
what is a Grand jury
A grand jury is a group of people usually between 8-10 people who decides if the DA has enough evidence to prosecute the case. They do not decide the guilt or innocence of a person, They also judge the merit of a case
How it works
The jury is put in the room. They are not allowed to share details of the cases with family or friends once they leave. A representative of the DA as well as the cops working the case will come in the room. The representative will announce the charges that they are seeking in the case. Evidence for the case as well as other important information is given. Jury members are allowed to ask questions related to the case. The DA as well as the cops leave the room The head jury member then takes a vote on each count. The majority of the vote decides whether or not the case will go forward. This happens over and over till the docket of case assigned to the grand jury is done
Example
Suppose Bob is being prosecuted for a drug charge. One day he was driving along and he is stopped. In a search of bob car, they find 10 kilograms of cocaine. The prosecutor decides to take the case to a grand jury. In the Grand jury, the DA will have to prove that the cop had reason to pull him over. If they did not hey can seek prosecution. They also have to show evidence to prove they have enough evidence to have a reasonable chance to win the
case
This is kind of the simplify version but I thought it is important info to share. It also can vary from place to place
This not for purpose of discussing any one case but in talking about the process itself