An indictment cannot be found without the concurrence of at least twelve (12) grand jurors and, when so found, shall be endorsed a “true bill,” and the endorsement signed by the foreman.
Code 1858, § 5093; Shan., § 7055; Code 1932, § 11600; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1706.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 9.14, 9.33, 9.34, 16.15.
Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 3-6-2.
Law Reviews.
Criminal Procedure — Grand Jury Indictments — Failure of Jurors to Hear All the Evidence as Grounds for Setting Aside Indictment, 6 Vand. L. Rev. 714.