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In reply to the discussion: Lawrence O'Donnell uncovers shocking prosecutorial misconduct. (Wilson grand jury.) [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)So, the statute I gave you, said Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kathi Alizadeh, if you want to fold that in half just so that, you know, don't necessarily rely on that because there is a portion of that that doesn't comply with the law.
The strange moment in the grand jury came last Friday around 3 p.m. as Whirley was explaining to the grand jury the law as it should apply in deciding whether to indict Wilson. According to the transcript of the hearings, this is what transpired:
Real quick, can I interrupt about something? interjected Alizadeh. Previously, in the very beginning of this process, I printed out a statute for you that was, the statute in Missouri for the use of force to affect an arrest.
So if you all want to get those out. What we have discovered, and we have been going along with this, doing our research, is that the statute in the State of Missouri does not comply with the case law.
....And so the statute for the use of force to affect an arrest in the state of Missouri does not comply with Missouri Supreme Court, I'm sorry United States Supreme Court cases....
So the statute I gave you, if you want to fold that in half just so that you know don't necessarily rely on that because there is a portion of that that doesn't comply with the law.
I don't want you to get confused and dont rely on that copy or that print-out of the statute that I've given you a long time ago.
A grand juror asks, So were to disregard this?
Alizadehanswers: It is not entirely incorrect or inaccurate, but there is something in it thats not correct, ignore it totally.
When a grand juror asks more questions,
Whirley chimes in, We dont want to get into a law class.
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/grand-jury-wrangled-confusing-instructions
On edit - Never mind he does but if they till the jury to disregard that I don't understand the problem.