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BitYakin -> RE: The Grand Jury has decided in Ferguson (12/4/2014 10:14:35 AM)
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ORIGINAL: cloudboy
Yes, but apparently that's not how it's supposed to done.
not how its supposed to be done? you mean because it was supposed to be a STACKED DECK against Wilson?
that how it SUPPOSED to be done?
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/25/legal-scholars-praise-ferguson-grand-jury-fairness/#sthash.5VrXgMtY.dpuf
Legal scholars praise Ferguson grand jury for fairness beyond the norm
Legal experts across the country agree that while the process that led to a grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, was unusual, it was not unfair. Rather if it was anything unusual, it was in its fairness and openness.
Lawyers and academics told The Washington Times that, despite their personal opinions on the case, which has sparked riots over police brutality, St. Louis county prosecutor Robert McCulloch sought unbiased justice in presenting the jury with every piece of evidence and then making that evidence public.
“It was the most thorough grand jury investigation that I’ve ever heard of,” said Stephen Saltzburg, a professor of law at George Washington University Law School.
But Richard Kelsey, assistant dean for management and planning at George Mason University law school, said that what makes this case more unusual is that Mr. McCulloch sought justice rather than an indictment.
“Usually you don’t hear what evidence they considered,” Mr. Saltzburg said. “I give the prosecutor top marks in terms of transparency and accountability.”
“Even if you could have gotten an indictment, what good does it do to get an indictment and then have your case thrown out,” said Gabriel Chin, a professor at the University of California Davis School of Law.
Lawyers say in general, grand jury cases are subject to pro-prosecution bias because a district attorney will try to summarize their case to obtain an indictment, possibly hiding some of the evidence. Meanwhile, the accused has no right to an attorney, to present evidence on his behalf, or even to know that his indictment is being considered.
“What you hope is that it’s a neutral process, but it’s not when you don’t have anybody in there for the other side,” said Lee Cox, a Texas-based criminal defense attorney and a former prosecutor.
“The grand jury system is a one-sided Kangaroo Court, which virutally always indicts since jurors hear the prosecutor’s version of events and rule without having ever heard from the defense,” Mr. Fronstin said.
I thought it was about JUSTICE, and THAT was how it was SUPPPOSED to be done?!?!
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