If the grand jury decides there is enough evidence that the accused person probably committed the crime, what will be presented?

• A. No bill
• B. Indictment
• C. True bill
• D. Complaint

Answer: (C)

The important concept is what a grand jury returns when there is enough evidence to charge someone. When the grand jury concludes there is probable cause that the accused probably committed the crime, it issues a true bill—this is the formal indictment. That document is what gets presented to the court and begins the formal criminal proceedings against the accused.

A no bill would be returned if there isn’t enough evidence to charge, stopping the case. A complaint, by contrast, is a different pre-trial charging document filed in some courts, usually without grand jury involvement. While indictment and true bill are often used interchangeably in the real world, the term true bill specifies the grand jury’s formal indictment, which is why it’s the correct choice here.