The
Grand Jury consists of nine to twelve jurors. During witness testimony, only the jurors
and the county prosecutor are present in the room. Since the DEFENDANT and the defense
attorney are NOT PRESENT, there is no cross-examination. The prosecutor will ask questions
to present the case and after all of the testimony and evidence is presented, the Grand
Jurors vote to determine if the defendant is to be indicted (formally charged). If the
defendant is indicted, the Grand Jury hands down what is called a Ture Bill and the case
proceeds through the system. If, however, the Grand Jury does not find that they have
enough evidence to return an indictment, they hand down a No Ture Bill and the case ends
there unless additional testimony or evidence can be presented at another time.
