when is a grand jury indictment required
When an Indictment is Required. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that prosecutions for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime must be instituted by a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury.. See Ex Parte Wilson, 114 U.S. 417, 427 (1885); United States v. Wellington, 754 F.2d 1457, 1462 (9th Cir.), cert.