Funciones del gran jurado multi-jurisdiccional en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Un gran jurado multi-jurisdiccional es un grupo de personas que investiga crímenes que ocurren en diferentes lugares. Su trabajo es decidir si hay suficiente evidencia para acusar a alguien de un delito. Si encuentran suficiente evidencia, pueden presentar cargos.

Es como si un grupo de amigos se reuniera para decidir si alguien en su escuela hizo algo malo, pero ellos pueden hablar con amigos de otras escuelas para obtener más información y asegurarse de que todo sea justo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en varias ciudades ha habido robos similares. El gran jurado multi-jurisdiccional se reúne para investigar estos robos, recopilando testimonios y pruebas. Si encuentran que hay un sospechoso que ha robado en diferentes ciudades, pueden decidir presentar cargos en su contra.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Section 18.2-246.14 and Chapter 10 (§ 58.1-1000 et seq.) of Title 58.1; ad. Subsection A or B of § 18.2-57 where the victim was selected because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or national origin; ae. Section 18.2-121 for which punishment as a felony is authorized; af. Article 5 (§ 18.2-420 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 18.2; ag. §§ 18.2-178.1 and 18.2-178.2 ; ah. § 18.2-369 ; and ai. Any other provision of law when such condition is discovered in the course of an investigation that a multi-jurisdiction grand jury is otherwise authorized to undertake and to investigate any condition that involves or tends to promote any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to violate the laws enumerated in this section. 2. To report evidence of any criminal offense enumerated in subdivision 1 and for which a court reporter has recorded all oral testimony as provided by § 19.2-215.9 to the attorney for the Commonwealth or United States attorney of any jurisdiction where such offense could be prosecuted or investigated, or to the chief law-enforcement officer of any jurisdiction where such offense could be prosecuted or investigated, or to a sworn investigator designated pursuant to § 19.2-215.6 , or, when appropriate, to the Attorney General. 3. To consider bills of indictment prepared by a special counsel to determine whether there is sufficient probable cause to return each such indictment as a "true bill." Only bills of indictment which allege an offense enumerated in subdivision 1 may be submitted to a multi-jurisdiction grand jury. 4. The provisions of this section shall not abrogate the authority of an attorney for the Commonwealth in a particular jurisdiction to determine the course of a prosecution in that jurisd