§ 21-401 Definitions
§ 21-402 Calling grand jury
§ 21-403 Term of grand jury
§ 21-404 Grand jurors; number; quorum
§ 21-405 Change in presiding judge or county attorney; effect
§ 21-406 Absence
§ 21-407 Duties of grand jurors
§ 21-408 Attendance of prosecuting attorney
§ 21-409 Duties of court; examination; charge; advice; appointment of foreman
§ 21-410 Swearing of witness
§ 21-411 Appointment of reporter; transcript
§ 21-412 Evidence on behalf of person under investigation
§ 21-413 Indictment upon probable cause
§ 21-414 Number of grand jurors necessary to indict
§ 21-415 Presentation of indictment
§ 21-416 Failure to indict person in custody or on bail
§ 21-417 Discharge of grand jury

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 21 > Chapter 4 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Grand jury: means a body of the required number of qualified persons who are duly convened and impanelled by the presiding judge of the superior court and who are sworn to inquire into public offenses that may be tried within the county, including corrupt or willful misconduct in office of public officials within the county. See Arizona Laws 21-401
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Indictment: means an accusatory statement that is in writing, that is presented by the grand jury to the superior court and that charges the commission of a public offense that may be tried within the county. See Arizona Laws 21-401
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215