Oregon Revised Statutes
Or. Rev. Stat. § 132.400 (2026)
Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.”
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132.400 Indorsement of indictment as “a true bill.” An indictment, when found, shall be indorsed “a true bill,” and such indorsement signed by the foreman of the jury.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2022 · leading case: State v. Gray, 515 P.3d 348 (Or. 2022).
State v. Gray, 515 P.3d 348 (Or. 2022). “” ORS 132.400. If the grand jury decides not to indict, then it endorses the indictment as “not a true bill,” the effect of which is to dismiss any pending charge against the defen- dant.”
State v. Williams, 222 P.3d 31 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “1 The foreperson of a grand jury will sign, that is, execute, an indictment, see ORS 132.400, but that is not the type of execution to which the statute refers.”
State v. Cox, 505 P.2d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 1973). “INDORSEMENT OF THE INDICTMENT. Defendant contends that because the grand jury foreman did not write on the indictment “a true bill” in his own handwriting the indictment should have been set aside.”
State v. Mitchell, 495 P.2d 1245 (Or. Ct. App. 1972). “” ORS 132.400 provides: “An indictment, when found, shall be indorsed ‘a true bill,’ and such indorsement signed by the foreman of the jury.”
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