He pleaded not guilty to a 21-count grand jury indictment handed up on May 16.
That stage is somewhat comparable, in the criminal law, to a grand jury indictment.
There was a public outcry for a grand jury indictment of those involved.
That approach, which called for grand jury indictments, created its own problems.
There is no private prosecution or grand jury indictment like other countries.
Bail was set at $2 million, pending a grand jury indictment.
Until now, nobody has ever made "the same old stuff" stick to King long enough for a grand jury indictment.
Thomas filed the charges without first seeking a grand jury indictment.
A federal grand jury indictment brought today in Miami highlighted the phenomenon.
This allows the state to go to trial by way of a grand jury indictment.