tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post115993479273803424..comments2023-01-04T02:09:40.565-05:00Comments on Albany Lawyer: Grand Jury and the "No Bill" or "No True Bill"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-74193887442445063492013-04-01T12:19:39.388-04:002013-04-01T12:19:39.388-04:00I was charged with AA/DW in 2003 in Dallas county....I was charged with AA/DW in 2003 in Dallas county. This was a false accusation and I was no billed. The accusor did not go to court to testify before the grand jury. <br />I was no billed but this is still on my record, the arrest, the charge, and the no bill. I am in the process of trying to get it expunged. Is it not even supposed to be on my record? If its isn't, why is it<br /> it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-25050473401336084832013-03-26T13:41:02.177-04:002013-03-26T13:41:02.177-04:00I was charged with a felony 2 assault with a deadl...I was charged with a felony 2 assault with a deadly weapon. Short version of it is my ex boyfriend who had been in jail for 6 months with a parole violation (he was arrested after chasing me from my home with my 14month old child in my arms while brandishing a knife screaming he would kill me for breaking up with him) he was not charged with anything, only received a parole violationfor that. 9 grrrrr_justsayinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559667227679782390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-11217701865954000852012-08-03T11:43:33.986-04:002012-08-03T11:43:33.986-04:00It should not be on any record but ... The Feds an...It should not be on any record but ... The Feds and others may keep it anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-2421258774112073692012-08-03T11:13:39.108-04:002012-08-03T11:13:39.108-04:00so if u go to jail for a crime and it comes back n...so if u go to jail for a crime and it comes back no true bill does that mean it will still be on your recored or on back ground checks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-90022274780133691462012-06-23T22:56:59.787-04:002012-06-23T22:56:59.787-04:00Then there's the cases where the police lie be...Then there's the cases where the police lie behind the closed door proceedings of the grand jury to help their buddy the wife beater and child abuser get out of 2 felonies. Grand Jury proceedings should have transparency and not be so "behind the scenes." There may be a relatively low requirement but there are times when they are getting it very wrong and in these cases they are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-62823720009185973362012-03-29T21:00:03.363-04:002012-03-29T21:00:03.363-04:00I have no good answer. The drug war sucks.I have no good answer. The drug war sucks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-84172549960380496012012-03-29T20:30:35.607-04:002012-03-29T20:30:35.607-04:00i was recently no billed on a charge of inationati...i was recently no billed on a charge of inationating manufacturing meth i was not even home 5 min when they came to arrest my boyfriend for buying pills an then they searched my home an found some things that they say caused my arrest.they threw every thing i have ever owned in the trash all my pictures of my children an grand children an left me homeless . an now i was no billed an they say theyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-89941337367312845042012-03-10T17:01:38.410-05:002012-03-10T17:01:38.410-05:00This is a question you would have to ask the prose...This is a question you would have to ask the prosecutor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-50309968193246695892012-03-10T09:59:52.192-05:002012-03-10T09:59:52.192-05:00i was raped in july of last year.... i reported it...i was raped in july of last year.... i reported it and went to preliminary hearing and i just got a letter in the mail saying the jury returned a no true bill..... does that mean they both of the offenders are going to get away with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-86421079733221150952012-02-28T11:16:04.733-05:002012-02-28T11:16:04.733-05:00its all about money... at then end of the day lawy...its all about money... at then end of the day lawyers and judges are friends so they know how to get their clients off...dmuggayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976219052581096579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-1354462071593579372011-10-17T09:09:18.325-04:002011-10-17T09:09:18.325-04:00You would have to ask a Pennsylvania lawyer.You would have to ask a Pennsylvania lawyer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-58082386140163304412011-10-17T00:36:00.864-04:002011-10-17T00:36:00.864-04:00What if they took things to the grand jury and the...What if they took things to the grand jury and they no billed it can the PA and County Commission and council member ask the State Patrol to do a inquire? If the State Patrol found nothing how and what can be done to stop them from the lies and rumors they are spreadingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-5285240011415916032011-07-15T07:49:59.120-04:002011-07-15T07:49:59.120-04:00Then it goes to County Court (in most of New York ...Then it goes to County Court (in most of New York State) or Supreme Court in some areas. And the case goes forward from there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-33676867323026734422011-07-14T23:00:30.185-04:002011-07-14T23:00:30.185-04:00After the grand jury post a true bill and the defe...After the grand jury post a true bill and the defendent is indicted what happens next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-51022405871379010962011-04-05T14:45:51.854-04:002011-04-05T14:45:51.854-04:00I agree this sounds odd, and I'm not a lawyer,...I agree this sounds odd, and I'm not a lawyer, but I have recently read all of the paper work. One item that stands out to me is a copy of the transport ticket from jail to court for the first grand jury hearing and then the second transportation record for the second grand jury. So it did happen. Aside from this particular case, is this how it normally works, or should work. Trying to Concerendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264270000308423367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-44249474052228063392011-04-05T14:02:16.870-04:002011-04-05T14:02:16.870-04:00It sounds dubious but it would really depend on th...It sounds dubious but it would really depend on the facts of the individual case. The defense lawyer on that case would be the best person to ask.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-43713227592106344572011-04-05T13:59:58.723-04:002011-04-05T13:59:58.723-04:00I am aware of a situation where a grand jury was c...I am aware of a situation where a grand jury was convened, and a new true bill was entered. The defendant was not released, but held. A second grand jury was convened a month later, charges were increased, and this person was brought to court. They found at at this time that they were brought there for a grand jury hearing. Although produced, they were left in an office and not allowed to Concerendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264270000308423367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-38900722654599353522011-04-05T13:55:47.987-04:002011-04-05T13:55:47.987-04:00A few years back in a county below Albany, a grand...A few years back in a county below Albany, a grand jury returned a no true bill indictment, and the DA did not release the defendant, but kept him in Jail. A month later, they brought him to court, did not tell him why, and he found that there was a second grand jury assembled. The charges were increased, and this time, they returned true bill. Is this legal?Concerendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264270000308423367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-68000017709965266562011-02-12T09:42:51.109-05:002011-02-12T09:42:51.109-05:00That sounds like a good question for your boyfrien...That sounds like a good question for your boyfriend's lawyer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-41972057662019897922011-02-11T16:44:18.555-05:002011-02-11T16:44:18.555-05:00My boyfriend and his friend was arrested for the s...My boyfriend and his friend was arrested for the same possion charge but his friend said they found a no true bill does that mean the same for my boyfriendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-74588094501718613822011-01-11T00:52:46.554-05:002011-01-11T00:52:46.554-05:00I doubt it. A special prosecutor was appointed and...I doubt it. A special prosecutor was appointed and I'm sure he did the best he could. It was not a good case for the prosecution. Larceny cases like this (from a store with poor record keeping) are very difficult to prove because the store can't really show money was missing.<br /><br />In fact, our client was originally accused of stealing over $6,000. By the time they got to grand jury,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-91079949816434267272011-01-10T23:54:54.814-05:002011-01-10T23:54:54.814-05:00Re: No Bill - don,t know the facts but is it possi...Re: No Bill - don,t know the facts but is it possible the ADA "spoon fed" the grand Jury the No Bill ?<br /><br /> I've seen it done...No Bills are extremely rare but less rare when it's engineered by the ADA....maybe he (she) didn't have any faith in the case and didn't want to indict you're guy. ??eoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750621966536720141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-49536467939682941562010-10-23T21:45:27.750-04:002010-10-23T21:45:27.750-04:00That is fantastic!! I did talk about this when I s...That is fantastic!! I did talk about this when I served on Grand Jury, and I discuss it with my clients.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-7736582498296884682010-10-23T21:17:06.197-04:002010-10-23T21:17:06.197-04:00I'm currently on a grand jury in NYS. A few da...I'm currently on a grand jury in NYS. A few days we ago we no-billed on a felony drug possession indictment, not because we felt there was not enough evidence to indict, but because we didn't want to ruin the defendant's life over a law we did not agree with. In other words, we invoked jury nullification. Which was inarguably our right. People such as yourself should talk openly and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12583005.post-19633195643531345072010-06-23T20:19:13.688-04:002010-06-23T20:19:13.688-04:00I'm sorry to hear about your terrible loss. Th...I'm sorry to hear about your terrible loss. There is no way I can explain what happened in your case in grand jury. That's a question for the prosecutor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942422727278141113noreply@blogger.com