Nebraska Statutes 23-1208. Grand jury and court sittings; attendance and duties
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Whenever the county attorney is required by the grand jury of any court sitting in his county, it shall be his duty to attend for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving them advice in any legal matter, and to issue subpoenas and other writs of process; to bring in witnesses and to draw up bills of indictment; but he shall not be present with the grand jury when an indictment is being considered and found by said grand jury.
Source
- Laws 1885, c. 40, § 10, p. 219;
- R.S.1913, § 5603;
- C.S.1922, § 4920;
- C.S.1929, § 26-908;
- R.S.1943, § 23-1208.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 23-1208
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- 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.
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801