True bill and no true bill?

Another way of phrasing - you ARE indicted - versus you were NOT indicted.

One is a bill...and one is not! But...according to some websites, they print different colors.

At common law, and in many states, a grand jury can return charges in either of two ways. One is to vote on a set of charges submitted by a prosecutor; these charges are contained in a proposed...

Neither one comes before the other. The two are opposites of one another. A "true bill" is a valid indictment of a defendant voted on and handed down by a Grand Jury. A "no true bill" is exactly the...

A bill of indictment endorsed by a grand jury.