Superior information is a written accusation by the grand jury filed with a superior court which charges one or more defendants with the commission of one or more offenses. True or False?

Superior information is a written accusation by the grand jury filed with a superior court which charges one or more defendants with the commission of one or more offenses. True or False?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not Applicable
• D. I Don't Know

Answer: (B)

The thing being tested is who initiates the accusation and which instrument is used in which court. An indictment is the written accusation prepared by a grand jury and filed in the Supreme Court (often called the superior court in older terms). A superior information, on the other hand, is a written accusation filed by a prosecutor in the Supreme Court without a grand jury in certain circumstances. So the statement is false because it incorrectly says the grand jury files a superior information; in fact, the grand jury issues an indictment, while a superior information is a prosecutor’s instrument.

The thing being tested is who initiates the accusation and which instrument is used in which court. An indictment is the written accusation prepared by a grand jury and filed in the Supreme Court (often called the superior court in older terms). A superior information, on the other hand, is a written accusation filed by a prosecutor in the Supreme Court without a grand jury in certain circumstances. So the statement is false because it incorrectly says the grand jury files a superior information; in fact, the grand jury issues an indictment, while a superior information is a prosecutor’s instrument.