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A.R.S. § 21-413: Grand Jury Indictment Standard

Indictment upon probable cause

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What does an Arizona grand jury need to issue an indictment?

In Arizona, a grand jury must return an indictment charging a person with a public offense when all the evidence together convinces it there is probable cause to believe the person is guilty of that offense.

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21-413. Indictment upon probable cause

The grand jury shall return an indictment charging the person under investigation with the commission of a public offense if, from all the evidence taken together, it is convinced that there is probable cause to believe the person under investigation is guilty of such public offense.

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