QUESTION
How long does the grand jury have to indict you?
Asked on Sep 16th, 2014 on Criminal Law - District of Columbia
More details to this question:
I have been on the box for a month now waiting for the grand jury to see if they are going to pick my case up or not.
1 ANSWER
A person can be indicted up until the end of the statute of limitations. However depending on the kind of case indictment usually occurs between 3 and 10 months from the time of arrest. Much of the time, the prosecutor tries to drag the case out so people commit more crimes and potentially do things which could make their case worse.
Answered on Sep 17th, 2014 at 10:50 AM