Q: First ever possession charge and I'm told I'm being indited now
I got a possession charge for the first time ever and I'm 48 even tho it wasn't mine I still got charged.. it is no longer on Casenet so I called the public defender and never got a response finally a got a call telling me that I've been indited.. I have no idea what's going on
A:
An indictment is a formal accusation that is made by a grand jury. If you have been indicted, it means that the grand jury has found that there is probable cause to believe that you committed a crime. This does not mean that you are guilty of the crime, but it does mean that you will have to go to trial.
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