What is a grand jury hearing?
Known as deliberation, the Grand Jury’s meetings and proceedings are highly secretive. The local District Attorney’s office controls these hearings. The grand jurors and prosecutors are allowed to question witnesses. The prosecutor presents evidence, in the form of witness testimony and possibly physical evidence, to the grand jurors who then deliberate and reach a decision regarding whether to charge (accuse) a citizen of a crime. A citizen suspect does not have a right to be present inside the deliberation room. A defense attorney is never permitted to be in the deliberation room.
