 By way of introduction to this first segment, I'd like to remind people that none of the people speaking about grand juries here are lawyers, but we are sharing information we've gotten from lawyers and legal experts to the best of our abilities. I'm going to read a bit from the website ncresiststhegrandjury.wordpress.com. Quote, What is a grand jury? In the federal legal system, the grand jury is used to decide whether someone should be charged or indicted with a serious crime.