Four months into the year, grand jury to be seated

A pool of jurors, from which to choose this year’s Oconee Grand Jury, is being summoned April 26 to report to the county courthouse.  On that Monday from that pool of jurors, Clerk of Court Lisa Burton, says the 2021 Oconee Grand Jury will be selected.  A primary duty of a grand jury is to evaluate the validity of charges brought by a prosecutor to ensure that they are not frivolous of ungrounded.  The week of April 26-30 is a week of county general sessions court.  Burton says the week will unfold this way:  Monday is set aside to choose the grand jury; the rest of the week will be devoted to pleas, bond settings, motions, and probation matters.