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goose wrote:

Goldspurs wrote:

goose wrote:

Goldspurs wrote: Help me out here. If it is going before a grand jury does that mean he was charged by the DA? I assume it's just to see if there is enough to charge him, but I could be wrong. Either way, if enough witnesses corraborate his story he shouldn't even have to worry about this case going before a grand jury IMO.

The grand jury is actually a safety net for the LTC holder in this case. When (assuming) he gets no billed, he cannot be taken to civil court by the family of the perpetrator. While I would be scared to go in front of a grand jury, because you never know, they can provide a fair bit of protections to us that might choose to defend our families.

Ah. I did not think about that. Good point.

Okay, so after shooting my mouth off, I thought "Can you back that up?" I had picked up my view here on the Forum but couldn't remember the specifics. You can be sued after a no-bill, BUT you can also use the no-bill as evidence that you are "immune from liability." Charles is obviously more astute with the details of the law. This is his explanation in another thread. (As always, thank you, Charles.)

http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic. ... l#p1005647

goose wrote:

Goldspurs wrote: Help me out here. If it is going before a grand jury does that mean he was charged by the DA? I assume it's just to see if there is enough to charge him, but I could be wrong. Either way, if enough witnesses corraborate his story he shouldn't even have to worry about this case going before a grand jury IMO.

The grand jury is actually a safety net for the LTC holder in this case. When (assuming) he gets no billed, he cannot be taken to civil court by the family of the perpetrator. While I would be scared to go in front of a grand jury, because you never know, they can provide a fair bit of protections to us that might choose to defend our families.

SC1903A3 wrote:The grand jury referral is normal. He will be no billed and life will go on.

Flightmare wrote:Here is the facebook excerpt from the League City police:

Thank you for your patience, League City family. Below you will find the full news release. As a reminder, there are families involved and likely to read your comments.

News Release: Suspect Shot During Attempted Robbery

At 2:12 p.m., the League City Police Department responded to a shooting in the parking lot of a restaurant located at 102 South State Highway 3. A man and his young child were in the drive-thru of the restaurant when he was approached by another male at gun point in what appears to be a failed robbery attempt. During the altercation, the driver, who is licensed to carry a handgun, shot the suspect multiple times striking him in the chest region. The injured suspect was transported to Clear Lake Regional Medical Center where he was later pronounced deceased.

Multiple witnesses have confirmed the details of the robbery; however, the investigation is ongoing and will be referred to the grand jury. The driver of the vehicle has been fully cooperative with the investigation.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending next of kin notification.