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I disagree. The prosecutors in this particular case have admitted to the press that they have not used this particular approach (taking a murder case to the gra
by mcherm 12y ago
I disagree. The prosecutors in this particular case have admitted to the press that they have not used this particular approach (taking a murder case to the grand jury without filing charges beforehand) EVER. Whether or not the prosecutor "did their best" in presenting the evidence is a really good question -- since the grand jury proceedings are secret, I guess the prosecutor and the grand jurors are the only people who know the truth about that -- and really, only the prosecutor.
I'm not saying that the grand jury should have indited him, I'm saying that the prosecutor did exercise remarkable amounts of discretion in that case.
- MatthewMcDonald 12y agoI wasn't aware that charges weren't filed beforehand; that sounds very suspicious. After reading the other responses (and doing a bit more reading), it does seem like the prosecutor used his discretion, just not in an obvious way.