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madville

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6. Them actually getting all the evidence was the problem

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 12:51 AM

Nov 2014

When the DA wants an indictment
He cherry picks the evidence and only presents enough to secure the indictment. Dumping all the evidence on them could only lead to the outcome we got today.

With this amount of contradictory evidence a conviction at a trial would be impossible but there still should have been a real trial.

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Grand Jury Probably Did Not Get A Lot Of The Evidence. A Lot Of It Was Scrubbed Out. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Nov 2014 OP

I'm sure shenmue Nov 2014 #1

All of that is as plain as the noses on our faces. Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #2

That's exactly OPPOSITE of what the Brown family is claiming. Beausoir Nov 2014 #3

1. YOU are clearly the "hysterical" one, if you think that is the tone of the OP. 2. The Brown WinkyDink Nov 2014 #16

It sounds like the issue may have been the opposite. TDale313 Nov 2014 #4

If I was on a grand jury, I would want to see all of the evidence, without any "guidance" Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #7

It's my understanding that most of the time TDale313 Nov 2014 #10

You are sure? Well, I'm convinced. maced666 Nov 2014 #5

It's called an idiom, a figure of speech. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #17

Them actually getting all the evidence was the problem madville Nov 2014 #6

That's a confusing post. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #9

They got all the evidence madville Nov 2014 #13

Ah, so you are saying that the DA *should* have cherry-picked the evidence. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #14

That's what they usually do gollygee Nov 2014 #18

I don't know that was the case ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #8

I agree - prosecutorial failure. lovemydog Nov 2014 #15

Yes, that is/was "curious" ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #19

Yup - considering how many times he brought it up at the press conference, lovemydog Nov 2014 #20

Lots of stuff being uploaded here... Triana Nov 2014 #11

They had months to destroy evidence and come with a story. I've only gleaned one note by a juror. freshwest Nov 2014 #12