Dragging one out for 10 months before going to a grand jury is not normal. Especially when the DA knows it’s gonna be “No Bill” unless he’s trying to build a case.
10 months is not that long to get a spot before a open grand jury. Especially in larger counties where there is a back log of cases. My case in Travis county took 8 months to get to a GJ it took them 45 minutes to return the no bill. Having a pending grand jury appearance is common. Before a grand jury there’s usually no indictment so the person has no bail or even a charge against them they are simply under investigation as to whether a crime was committed warranting the issuance of an indictment. Typically a GJ is just a formality for most self defense cases. The wait to get to the GJ is not unusual at all for Tarrant county, Harris is even longer. Dallas as well.
That is actually what caused my comment.