Criminal_Pre-Trial_Proceedings-Indictment-Captions.xml
Criminal_Pre-Trial_Proceedings-Indictment-Captions.xml
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<p begin="00:00:00.25" end="00:00:05.30">This is your legal minute, brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
<p begin="00:00:05.90" end="00:00:09.90">Often, you hear the term “indictment” and you may not know exactly what that means.</p>
<p begin="00:00:10.00" end="00:00:16.00">Well, it’s a formal felony criminal charge brought by a grand jury against an individual.</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.10" end="00:00:22.30">It’s a written document that contains all the charges brought against a defendant; they are called “counts,”</p>
<p begin="00:00:22.40" end="00:00:27.00">and more than one charge means a “multiple-count” indictment.</p>
<p begin="00:00:27.10" end="00:00:30.20">The indictment states the date the alleged offenses occurred,</p>
<p begin="00:00:30.30" end="00:00:36.50">the degree of crime charged (for example, a first-degree felony is far more serious than a fifth-degree felony).</p>
<p begin="00:00:36.60" end="00:00:42.80">The indictment is kept secret and out of the public eye until it’s actually served on the defendant.</p>
<p begin="00:00:42.90" end="00:00:49.20">If the felony is not a serious one or a violent one, the indictment may be served on a defendant by mail.</p>
<p begin="00:00:49.30" end="00:00:53.70">That process of delivery would be a legal document called a “summons.”</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.80" end="00:00:58.50">If the indictment charges a serious felony, and the defendant is not in custody,</p>
<p begin="00:00:58.60" end="00:01:03.30">the defendant most likely will be arrested and given a copy of the indictment.</p>
<p begin="00:01:03.40" end="00:01:09.00">This legal minute is brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
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