Pennsylvania Grand Jury Instruction

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This form is a sample jury instruction wherein the court instructs the jury that the Grand Jury's indictment is not evidence of guilt but merely an accusation, and that defendant is presumed innocent. You must ascertain whether this sample instruction complies with the law in your jurisdiction.

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(a) General rule. --Each investigating grand jury shall be composed initially of 23 members and have a minimum of seven and not more than 15 alternates.

Composition and Organization of the investigating Grand Jury. (A) There shall be impaneled initially to serve on an investigating grand jury 23 legally qualified jurors and a minimum of 7 and not more than 15 legally qualified alternates.

A Pennsylvania investigating grand jury is a group of 23 to 38 jurors selected from the community pursuant to the Pennsylvania Investigating Grand Jury Act to assist prosecutors and law enforcement officers in investigating allegations of criminal conduct.

In criminal cases, the jury is made up of twelve jurors, except in the rare case of the parties agreeing to fewer. In civil cases, the jury can consist of as few as six jurors or as many as twelve. Alternate jurors may also be chosen to avoid unnecessary delays or expense in the event of the incapacity of a juror.

(a) General rule. --Each investigating grand jury shall be composed initially of 23 members and have a minimum of seven and not more than 15 alternates.

Citizens demonstrating undue hardship or extreme inconvenience including, but not limited to, individuals in active military service, primary medical caregivers as certified by a medical doctor, and persons submitting written requests for excusal due to family matters, may be granted temporary excusal from jury service ...

(1) The Grand Jury's Tasks In all these cases, the grand jury must hear evidence before taking action. After it has received evidence against a person, the grand jury must decide whether the evidence presented justifies an indictment, or "true bill," which is the formal criminal charge returned by the grand jury.

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Pennsylvania Grand Jury Instruction