Which term is the formal accusation issued by the Grand Jury?

• A. Indictment
• B. Jencks Act
• C. Discovery
• D. eDiscovery

Answer: (A)

The formal accusation issued by a grand jury is an indictment. A grand jury reviews evidence to determine whether there is probable cause to believe a person committed a crime, and the indictment serves as the official charging document that begins the criminal prosecution. It names the defendant and specifies the offenses they're charged with, acting as the government’s formal assertion of those charges. The other terms relate to different parts of the legal process: the Jencks Act governs the production of a witness’s prior statements for use at trial; discovery is the pretrial exchange of information between parties; and eDiscovery concerns the electronic collection and production of information. So the indictment best fits as the grand jury’s formal accusation.