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toastyhoodie t1_jecyqmf wrote

When a person is indicted, they are given formal notice that it is believed that they committed a crime. There usually will be a criminal trial held.

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Ninjaromeo t1_jed7nms wrote

No. It is not believed that they committed the crime. At least not by the court. The prosecutor presumably always believes that. The defense presumably believes the opposite.

It is believed that there is enough evidence, assuming none of the evidence gets disproven or thrown out at or before the trial, for there to potentially be a guilty verdict.

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