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Alabama miscarriage shooting charges dismissed
https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/7/3/20681511/marshae-jones-alabama-miscarriage-shooting-charges-dismissed*SNIP*
“After viewing the facts of this case and the applicable state law I have determined that it is not in the best interest of justice to pursue prosecution of Ms. Jones on the manslaughter charge for which she was indicted by the grand jury,” Jefferson County District Attorney Lynneice Washington said at a press conference. “Therefore, I am dismissing this case and no further legal action will be taken against Ms. Jones in this matter.”
In recent days, Washington’s office faced heavy criticism for Jones’s indictment, and Jones’s lawyers had filed a motion to have the case dismissed.
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Not filed.
Grand jury returns a true bill (or not). That can serve as the grounds for an indictment. But the grand jury is not a prosecutor. It cannot file charges.
The media like to say that the "grand jury returned an indictment." That's corners. Or, full version, "that's the media cutting corners."
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(Full version: "That's a really bad practice, but not only is the media often written for a 6th grade reading level, it's written by somebody with a 6th-grade civics/government education."