The multicellular body which is formed by the series of segmentations above described is at first a sphere of cells (Fig. 40). Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) George John Romanes. This is emphatically true, whether it is a unicellular organism or a constituent element of a multicellular organism.
Thereafter, in the event the court excuses one of the initially selected jurors, it may then impanel the alternate. Courts in every federal judicial district empanel grand juries of 23 persons. Federal grand juries generally serve for 18 months. The 18 months begin to run from the date of empanelment. However, the district court may discharge the jury earlier, or extend the jury's service six additional months, if it finds the extension to be in the public interest.
of probable cause. Id. The defendant can request a preliminary hearing, at which evidence is presented by both the prosecution and defense. In Anchorage, a pre-indictment hearing is typical for most felony cases. At this hearing, any agreements that have been reached by the prosecutor and defense in the early stages of the case are acted on if necessary. If the charges are not dismissed at the arraignment or at the preliminary hearing, the state must make a decision whether to take the case to the grand jury. In Alaska, an offense which may be punished by imprisonment for more than one year (felony) must be prosecuted by indictment. AK R. Crim. P. 7(a). Indictments are issued by the grand jury.