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Lee-Lee

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11. No cases I was involved in were a media circus with riots

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 11:21 AM

Nov 2014

So I don't think its comperable.

But I rember at least one self defense case where the DA took it in front of the GC and there was a no-bill and he did speak to the local paper at length about it. Not a cop, actually a Hispanic immigrant who killed a white redneck in self defense. Lots of local screaming about an illegal (he wasn't undocumented but that didn't matter to the racists) killing a citizen, but once it was all said and done he explained to the paper why it was no billed and why the GC was right.

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As Few as 4 Grand Jurors Can Scuttle an Indictment [View all] Rose Siding Nov 2014 OP

As few as 1 can scuttle a trial... nt Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #1

Not in quite the same way. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #3

And a case can be represented to a new GJ the same as a retrial. Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #4

My state doesn't use GJ's; I was not aware of that. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #6

If they can not get 9 on a low standard of evidence, they cant get 12 on a much higher standard. Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #2

I translate this as: Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #5

When I was on the job Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #9

When you were on the job was it usual or unusual for the prosecutor to... Rose Siding Nov 2014 #10

No cases I was involved in were a media circus with riots Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #11

"GC"??? Do you mean "GJ"???? - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #13

Not in cases of cops because the proscuter really don't want a conviction. Nt Logical Nov 2014 #8

And reporters were fed info it was a unanimous decision- leading many to report same as rumor bettyellen Nov 2014 #7

Leakiest GJ ever mainstreetonce Nov 2014 #12