true bill
Example Sentences
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Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis wrote an internal message Monday informing the department that the grand jury did not return a true bill of indictment in Shifflett’s case.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
Russell Heard’s family and friends are understandably puzzled, upset and angry over the no true bill returned by the grand jury.
From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2021
On Thursday, a Caddo Parish grand jury returned a no true bill against Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, news outlets reported.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2020
In New York state, a grand jury returns a true bill of indictment if a bare majority — 12 of the 23 sitting jurors — believes there’s enough evidence to proceed to a criminal trial.
From The Verge • Mar. 13, 2019
The indictment was laid before the grand jury on the 3d November 1843, and, after long deliberation, they returned a true bill late on the 8th of November.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
