How the grand jury system can be easily manipulated for political purposes.
Showing posts with label grand jury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grand jury. Show all posts
VIDEO: The Grand Jury - A Prosecutor's Best Friend
How the grand jury system can be easily manipulated for political purposes.
Why Grand Juries Are A Prosecutor's Best Friend
by Sara J. Berman. Choosing evidence to control the outcome. Unlike a preliminary hearing, held in court with the defense side
present, the grand jury does not make its decision in the context of an
adversary proceeding. Rather, grand jurors see and hear only what
prosecutors put before them. (Prosecutors technically have an obligation to ... MOREJury Nullification Anyone? - Planned Parenthood-Linked Prosecutor Fuels Bias Charges Against Pro-Life Activists
by Valerie Richardson. Pro-life groups cried foul over Monday’s criminal indictments against two Center for Medical Progress investigators because a prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s office is also a Planned Parenthood board member. Lila Rose, founder of the pro-life group Live Action, called for a special prosecutor to review ... MOREJacob Sullum: Darren Wilson's Friendly Trial
The need for independent prosecutors in police shootings. A Justice Department report released last week makes a strong case
that Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson acted in
self-defense when he shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black
teenager, last August. The report suggests that Robert McCulloch, the
much-maligned ... MOREWhy Americans Keep Losing To The Police State
by John W. Whitehead. The game is rigged. Being a citizen in the American police state is much like playing a game of cards against a stacked deck: you’re always going to lose. The game is rigged, and “we the people” keep getting dealt the same losing hand. Even so, we stay in the game, against all odds, trusting that our luck will change. ... MOREAndrew Napolitano: Ferguson
Failure in Ferguson is across the board. The city of Ferguson, Mo., is now burned into our consciousness in a way that few other places are. In my youth, the race riots in Newark, Detroit and Los Angeles marked turning points in my own and in the public's awareness of the problems of a black underclass that perceives itself as being so ... MORE
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)