Septicemia is a serious bloodstream infection. Itâs also known as bacteremia, or blood poisoning. Septicemia occurs when a bacterial infection elsewhere in the body, such as in the lungs or skin, enters the bloodstream. This is dangerous because the bacteria and their toxins can be carried through the bloodstream to your entire body.
Grand juries make the initial decision to indict--formally accuse--a criminal defendant and require him or her to stand trial. Grand jury indictments are required for all federal felonies. About half the states have some sort of grand jury hurdle too. Grand jurors are ordinary citizens who listen to the prosecutor questioning witnesses.
A petit jury is a group of jurors who hear testimony from both sides during a criminal trial proceeding. The petit juryâs purpose is either to convict or acquit a defendant of criminal charges. Size. Most grand juries contain between sixteen and twenty-three jurors, while a petit jury consists of six-to-twelve jurors.