Identification of target and offense; validity of indictment;
concurrence of five grand jurors; signatures; endorsement
Sec. 12. (a) Before the grand jury proceeds to deliberate on
whether to issue an indictment, the prosecuting attorney shall, on the
record:
(1) identify each target of the grand jury proceeding; and
(2) identify each offense that each target is alleged to have
committed.
(b) Before an indictment is valid, at least five (5) grand jurors
must concur in the finding of the indictment, and it must be:
(1) signed by the prosecuting attorney or his deputy;
(2) endorsed with the phrase "a true bill"; and
(3) signed by the foreman of the grand jury or five (5) members
of the grand jury.
(c) An indictment is not valid unless the offense that the
indictment charges the defendant committed is an offense that is
contained on the record under subsection (a).
(d) An indictment is not valid if it indicts the target of a previous
grand jury who:
(1) was identified under subsection (a)(1);
(2) was the target of a previous grand jury that proceeded to
deliberate on whether to issue an indictment, and voted not to
indict the defendant for the offense identified to the previous
grand jury under subsection (a)(2); and
(3) was alleged to have committed an offense identified to a
previous grand jury under subsection (a)(2).
However, if the prosecuting attorney shows that there is newly
discovered material evidence that was not presented to the previous
grand jury before the grand jury's failure to indict, then the
indictment is not defective.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.312-1985,
SEC.2.
Last modified: May 24, 2006