true bill

Prosecutors would need to convince at least 12 of the 23 jurors that there’s probable cause — more evidence for than against — that a person committed a crime to warrant a “true bill” of indictment.

A “true bill” means the grand jurors have voted to indict because they think there is probable cause to believe that the person accused committed the alleged crimes.

Wesley Shifflett, said prosecutors had sought an indictment for manslaughter over the shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson, but told him the panel would not issue a “true bill.”

Russell Heard’s family and friends are understandably puzzled, upset and angry over the no true bill returned by the grand jury.

On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury returned a no true bill against Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, news outlets reported.