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As Few as 4 Grand Jurors Can Scuttle an Indictment [View all]
The prosecutor presents evidence to the
12 grand jurors, nine of whom must agree
on whether a crime was committed and
whether there is probable cause to believe
the defendant committed it.
http://ago.mo.gov/publications/courtprocess.pdf
12 grand jurors, nine of whom must agree
on whether a crime was committed and
whether there is probable cause to believe
the defendant committed it.
http://ago.mo.gov/publications/courtprocess.pdf
So it's possible that 8 of them wanted to return a true bill? No wonder reporters at McCulloch's soiree kept asking for the jury count. And no wonder that's the shred of secrecy he's still affording to the proceeding.
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