“The grand jurors, numbering 16 to 23 people, will consider the evidence presented by a prosecutor. There will be a foreperson, assistant foreperson, and secretary chosen from the jurors who assist in various functions. Then, the prosecutor will give instructions to the jurors about the law. At least 12 of the jurors must vote to indict for an indictment to be handed down.”
https://pappalardolaw.com/2021/09/grand-jury-ny-criminal-legal-system/
“To be convicted of a crime, a defendant must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Yet for grand juries to indict, the burden is much lower. They must only find reasonable cause to believe that a defendant committed the felony.”
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I wonder if the number of people on the Trump grand jury is closer to 16 or to 23, or I guess, in other words, what percentage voted to indict. If it was just a hair over the minimum number necessary, someone was threatened.
Bragg’s case hinges on the allegation that the crime of falsifying business records — bookkeeping fraud — was done in the commission of another crime, a campaign finance violation, The New York Times reported in March. The Times reported the charge would amount to a “low level” felony.
“If Trump is convicted of bookkeeping fraud as a felony he could face up to four years in prison.
The charge usually has a five-year statute of limitations as a felony, but those are extended when a defendant continuously lives out of state, as Trump did during his presidency, the Times reported.
The statute of limitations was also extended by more than a year in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/03/report-manhattan-grand-jury-indicts-trump-in-hush-money-case/