ORS 132.430
Finding against indictment

  • indorsement “not a true bill.”

(1)

When a person has been held to answer a criminal charge and the indictment in relation thereto is not found “a true bill,” the indictment must be indorsed “not a true bill,” which indorsement must be signed by the foreman and filed with the clerk of the court, in whose office it shall remain a public record. In the case of an indictment not found “a true bill” against a person who has not been held to answer a criminal charge, the indictment must be destroyed by the grand jury.

(2)

When an indictment indorsed “not a true bill” has been filed with the clerk of the court, the effect is to dismiss the charge, and the charge cannot be again submitted to or inquired of by the grand jury unless the court so orders. [Amended by 1973 c.836 §54; 2017 c.650 §6]

Source: Section 132.430 — Finding against indictment; indorsement “not a true bill.”, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors132.­html.

Notes of Decisions

When a grand jury indicts for a certain crime based upon a certain set of facts it does not automatically render a “not true bill” on any greater offense under which the defendant might have been indicted. State v. Rankin, 21 Or App 721, 536 P2d 538 (1975)

Where first grand jury returned two rape indictments and did not act on other alleged rapes, and second grand jury indicted defendant on nine other charges, dismissal of indictments was not required by this section because defendant had not been taken into custody or otherwise “held to answer” on any charge prior to second grand jury. State v. Harwood, 45 Or App 931, 609 P2d 1312 (1980), Sup Ct review denied

This section does not control the right of district attorney to file misdemeanor complaint in district court based on same incident as that giving rise to felony charge from which “not true bill” was returned. State v. Gonzales, 56 Or App 17, 641 P2d 42 (1982), Sup Ct review denied

In exercising discretion to allow or deny resubmission of charges to grand jury, trial court must determine, after considering averred facts, whether resubmission is in interest of justice. State v. Stokes, 350 Or 44, 248 P3d 953 (2011)

132.010
Composition
132.020
Selection of grand juries
132.030
Challenge of juror prohibited
132.050
Foreman
132.060
Oath or affirmation of jurors
132.070
Charge of court
132.090
Presence of persons at sittings or deliberations of jury
132.100
Oath to witness before grand jury
132.110
When juror discharged
132.120
Jury service term
132.210
Immunity of jurors as to official conduct
132.220
Disclosure by juror of testimony of witness examined by jury
132.250
District attorney to ensure proceedings are recorded
132.260
Recording of testimony required
132.270
Release and use of recording, transcript, notes or report
132.310
Inquiry into crimes
132.320
Consideration of evidence
132.330
Submission of indictment by district attorney
132.340
Duties of district attorney for jury
132.350
Juror’s knowledge of an offense
132.360
Number of jurors required to concur
132.370
Presentment of facts to court for instruction as to law
132.380
Whom the grand jury may indict
132.390
When the grand jury may indict
132.400
Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.”
132.410
Finding of indictment
132.420
Disclosure relative to indictment not subject to inspection
132.430
Finding against indictment
132.440
Inquiry into conditions in correctional and youth correction facilities
132.510
Forms of pleadings
132.540
Sufficiency of indictment
132.550
Contents of indictment
132.557
Indictment must contain subcategory facts under certain circumstances
132.560
Joinder of counts and charges
132.580
Names of grand jury witnesses required on indictment
132.586
Pleading domestic violence in accusatory instrument
132.990
Premature inspection or disclosure of contents of indictment
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