A body impaneled by a district judge to sit and consider felony criminal cases presented by the prosecutor for possible indictment in a given jurisdiction is known as a

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A grand jury is a body impaneled by a district judge to sit and consider felony criminal cases presented by the prosecutor for possible indictment in a given jurisdiction. Petit juries and trial juries are used during the actual trial to hear evidence and determine guilt or innocence. A hung jury is a jury that is unable to reach a verdict. A tryer of fact is a term that can refer to either a jury or a judge who is responsible for determining the facts of a case.

A Body Impaneled by a District Judge to Sit and Consider