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[malaise]

Grand Jury not to release evidence if no indictment - what the fucking fuck????

[KingCharlemagne]

1. Is there a link to this story? (I don't have cable TV.) - nt

[Mika]

4. You can watch live online here ...

http://www.livenewschat.eu/politics/

Takes a few seconds to load.

[KingCharlemagne]

8. Thanks for link. Bookmarking for later use. (Right now, they seem to be

yapping about Marion Barry and Bill Cosby.)

Is there a link to this specific story\headline as posted in the OP?

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. That wouldn't be a wise move. People will think the fix is in.

[darkangel218]

7. Did you expect any differently?

[Comrade Grumpy]

18. I'll wait and see what the grand jury does.

I just voted in a DU poll that I thought he'd be indicted for manslaughter. Maybe that's wishful thinking. We'll see.

[darkangel218]

19. I hope he will get indicted, but i doubt it will happen.

[BrotherIvan]

13. I think the fix is in

[bettyellen]

3. I had heard it would take at least 60 days- and even then, much could be redacted....

and that they could use the excuse of protecting witnesses to do some heavy editing of what is released.

[Brother Buzz]

5. Kinda like DU juries

[darkangel218]

6. No. DU juries give explanations at times

[Brother Buzz]

10. No, the results remain among the jurors and alerter if their is no 'conviction'

That is, unless, like grand juries, there is a leak.

[darkangel218]

11. Okay, you're right.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

9. Which means the evidence shows that Wilson is guilty as fuck but will get off anyway. nt

[darkangel218]

12. Yah, something like that.

It seems to be the norm with internal investigations.

[MoonRiver]

14. Ferguson and communities across this country are going to erupt

if that happens. Still holding out a shred of hope for at least a misdemeanor indictment.

[KMOD]

15. MuCulloch says he will get a court order to reveal evidence, if no indictment.

If there is an indictment, only that document will be revealed. But if there is not, McCulloch has said he will take the rare step of obtaining a court order to reveal virtually all the evidence that was considered. Judge Carolyn Whittington has agreed to grant the request, said Paul Fox, the court administrator.

If there is such a distribution, it might occur immediately. The names of some witnesses and graphic photos of the crime scene and autopsy are expected to be left out.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/michael-brown-grand-jury-to-reconvene-monday/article_50f64d32-d355-5386-86ec-2b58c23508e6.html

[pinboy3niner]

16. Bloomberg news report:

What Happened in Ferguson? Prosecutor's Pledge to Release Evidence Tempered by Court Review
By Tim Bross Nov 23, 2014 9:33 AM PT

Evidence before the Missouri grand jury reviewing the Ferguson police shooting won’t be released unless approved by a judge, a court spokesman said after local prosecutors pledged to do so if no indictment is forthcoming.

Paul Fox, director of judicial administration for St. Louis County, denied a press report that a state judge had pre-approved the release of grand jury evidence in the event no charges are brought in the August shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, by police officer Darren Wilson.

If an indictment is handed up by the 12-member grand jury meeting in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Judge Carolyn Whittington will review requests to disclose grand jury evidence, Fox said.

“If the grand jury returns a no true bill, the judge anticipates the court will receive requests for grand jury records,” Fox said. “Some of those requests will require the court to analyze the need for maintaining secrecy of the records with the need for public disclosure.”

...


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-23/ferguson-grand-jury-shooting-evidence-may-not-be-released.html

[aquart]

20. This really means they won't release Wilson's testimony, doesn't it?

That must be some bullshit craptastic explanation he gave.

[Ykcutnek]

17. I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination.

But the fix is in.

[morningfog]

21. Well you are a conspiracy theorist on this issue.