What do the indictments mean?

An indictment means that a grand jury, not a prosecutor, has filed criminal charges against you. The indictment is a criminal charge that must be proven against you beyond a reasonable doubt. It's not a conviction and can't be used as evidence that you committed the crime charged.

Is indicted the same as guilty?

People are indicted when they are believed to have committed a federal or serious state crime here in California. It is important to remember that this process is not an indication of guilt, only probable cause.

What level of proof is required for an indictment?

An indictment is an accusatory pleading and not a finding of guilt. It is based on a standard of proof consisting of strong suspicion or probable cause as opposed to "proof beyond reasonable doubt” which is required for a conviction in a court trial.

Is arraignment the same as indictment?

While an arraignment is an opportunity for a defendant to hear the charges against them and enter a plea, an indictment is a legal document formally charging a defendant with a crime and is usually only used in felony cases.

What is the full meaning of indict?

to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; incriminate; condemn: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.

What does bill indictment mean?

a formal document accusing a person or persons of crime, formerly presented to a grand jury for certification as a true bill but now signed by a court official. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

What is a grand jury in simple terms?

A grand jury is a group of people selected to sit on a jury that decide whether the prosecutor's evidence provides probable cause to issue an indictment. An indictment formally charges a person with committing a crime and begins the criminal prosecution process.

Greenbrier grand jury returns indictments (2024)

A Greenbrier County grand jury handed up more than 60 indictments during a two-day session this week.

Among those charged was Antonio Dewayne Smith, who is accused of causing causing fatal injuries to Ira Lindberg Harris during a Feb. 26 scuffle in a hallway outside a Lewisburg apartment. Smith, 34, of Wheeling was indicted on a charge of voluntary manslaughter for allegedly shoving Harris down a flight of stairs.

The 23-year-old Harris, an entertainer employed by both The Greenbrier and Greenbrier Valley Theatre, died in a Charleston hospital one day after suffering massive head injuries in the incident.

Indicted on a malicious assault charge was Justin Robert Pack, 29, of Frankford. He allegedly hit and beat Joshua Paul Quick in the parking lot of the Lewisburg Godfather Pizza/Little General gas station on Feb. 19.

An employee of the gas station, Quick suffered serious injuries in the attack which, Pack told investigators at the time, was prompted by Quick’s refusal to extinguish a cigarette.

According to a statement in the court file by Sheriff’s Cpl. G.R. Workman, Pack told him Quick was smoking a cigarette near one of the station’s fuel pumps, which frightened Pack.

A third indictment charged Dannie J. Midkiff, 62, of Alderson with two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm for an alleged April 23 incident in which the victims were among four people later found murdered in Nicholas County in late May.

Midkiff is accused of discharging a firearm at a motor vehicle occupied by Stephen Hendrix and a 4-year-old child identified in the court file only by the initials “K.H.”

Hendrix’s body, along with those of his children, 4-year-old Kaylee and 6-year-old Dakota, and girlfriend, Amber Masters, was found late last month tossed over a hillside near the Nicholas County home of James Roy Belknap, who is charged with the slayings.

There is no indication in the court file of a link between Midkiff and Belknap.

Following is the complete list of indictments:

Adkins, Ragen Blair, 32, Rainelle, breaking and entering; conspiracy to commit breaking and entering; grand larceny; conspiracy to commit grand larceny; arson in the second degree; conspiracy to commit arson in the second degree

Bostic, Freddy Emory, 60, Lewisburg, delivery of a controlled substance - morphine, 2 counts; delivery of a controlled substance - morphine within 1,000 of a school; delivery of a controlled substance - alprazolam within 1,000 of a school; delivery of a controlled substance - hydrocodone within 1,000 of a school

Braden, William Seth, 31, Covington, Va., driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance - third or subsequent offense; driving while license revoked for driving under the influence of alcohol

Brooks, Jennifer, 33. White Sulphur Springs, burglary; conspiracy to commit burglary

Canaday, David Jr., 23, White Sulphur Springs, burglary; conspiracy to commit burglary

Carr, Seth Allen, 21, Alderson, burglary; petit larceny

Greenbrier grand jury returns indictments (2024)

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