§ 2B:22-1 Impaneling State grand jury
§ 2B:22-2 Powers and duties of State grand jury
§ 2B:22-3 Selection of State grand jurors
§ 2B:22-4 Summoning of State grand jurors
§ 2B:22-5 Judicial supervision of State grand jury
§ 2B:22-6 Presentation of evidence to State grand jury
§ 2B:22-7 Return of indictment or presentment
§ 2B:22-8 Expenses of State grand jury
§ 2B:22-9 Grand jury instruction in elements of justification for use of force by law enforcement officer
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2B > Chapter 22 - Impaneling State Grand Jury

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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,
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.