The grand jury shall return an indictment charging the person under investigation with the commission of a public offense if, from all the evidence taken together, it is convinced that there is probable cause to believe the person under investigation is guilty of such public offense.
A.R.S. § 21-413
Indictment upon probable cause
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Franzi v. Superior Court of Arizona (1984)
Most recently applied in 77 Arizona Cases Digest 4 - Aranzi Rae Jon Willis v. Hon. bernini/state (August 2022)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.