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Nevilledog

(51,080 posts) Tue Sep 29, 2020, 12:43 AM Sep 2020

KYA AG concedes that his team recommended the charges to the grand jury. (Breonna Taylor)

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KYA AG concedes that his team recommended the charges to the grand jury. (Breonna Taylor) (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP

People really like to be deceived MagickMuffin Sep 2020 #1

Presenting exculpatory evidence and not recommending a charge is not typical unblock Sep 2020 #2

MagickMuffin

(15,936 posts)

1. People really like to be deceived

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2020, 01:47 AM

Sep 2020

Especially a case as troubling as it is.

unblock

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2. Presenting exculpatory evidence and not recommending a charge is not typical

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2020, 02:18 AM

Sep 2020

Grand juries are for presenting incriminating evidence and to recommend charges. Exculpatory evidence comes in later, and it's the job of the defense, but the prosecutor.

In fact, how would a grand jury know to bring up an additional charge if the prosecution didn't recommend it? Is that even possible?

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