§ 302 Indictment defined.

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An indictment is a formal written charge against someone, saying they committed a crime. It doesn't come from a police officer or a prosecutor acting alone. Instead, a grand jury, a group of citizens who review evidence, decides there's enough reason to bring charges and puts that decision in writing.

This document gets filed with a court that has the authority to handle the case. Once the indictment is presented, it officially starts the criminal case against the person named in it. This is one of the ways a person can be formally charged with a crime in Oklahoma, alongside other methods like an information filed by a prosecutor.