Federal Grand Jury Indictment rate. 99.99%

[underpants]

With limited resources the Feds don't bring cases to a grand jury unless they know they can get an indictment. As we saw in Ferguson any DA/lawyer worth a damn can steer a grand jury anyway they want.

https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/24/the-single-chart-that-shows-that-grand-juries-indict-99-99-percent-of-the-time/?utm_term=.a902fb99fd66

[dpd3672]

1. That's because the burden of proof for indictment is very low.

Much lower than what is required for conviction in a criminal case. An Indictment basically means that the bare minimum requirements have been met to move forward. It's basically a "fancy arrest."

Because the standard is so low, it's to be expected that most of the time they will vote to indict.

[pnwmom]

8. In Federal courts they aren't supposed to indict unless the prosecutor thinks the case

can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt -- probable cause isn't enough.

[grantcart]

11. Federal conviction rate is 97%

They only move on slam dunk cases with the rare exception.

[B2G]

2. Hence the 'ham sandwich' saying. nt

[dpd3672]

3. That said

How much razzing do you think the prosecutor took at the office over those 11?

Lol

[USALiberal]

4. They pick gaand jury's that do not question things or question authority.....

it is rigged for the government. And biased.

They do not like informed well read people.

[dpd3672]

5. To use an example.

If a guy who's 6' tall, 200 lbs robs a liquor store wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey. And YOU get arrested because you're 5'10" and 180 lbs wearing a Dallas Cowboys polo shirt, a Grand Jury would probably indict you.

That's why we have many steps in the process before conviction, with increasingly more stringent burdens of proof.

The system ain't perfect, but there was an effort to make it as close as possible.

[Skittles]

10. you really seem desperate to mitigate O.J. Trump

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Some grand juries

Some grand juries are convened for investigative purposes. Are they counting the grand juries that are not asked to indict?

[L. Coyote]

7. In other words, 16% of indictments are NOT prosecuted?

[Jim Lane]

9. Some indicted defendants choose to flip, testifying against the higher-ups under a grant of immunity

This possibility just may have crossed Robert Mueller's mind.